Early Voting Begins Across Kentucky, Texas, and Oklahoma
Registered voters in Kentucky, Texas, Oklahoma, and Connecticut are casting early ballots ahead of the November 3 midterm elections.
No-excuse, in-person early voting began Thursday, October 29, 2026, for registered voters across Kentucky. The voting period runs through Saturday, with at least one location available in each of the state's 120 counties. In Louisville, voters have access to 25 locations, including a new drive-thru option at the Kentucky Expo Center. Kentucky ballots feature a race for Mitch McConnell's Senate seat between Republican Andy Barr and Democrat Charles Booker, as well as a 4th Congressional District contest between Republican Ed Gallrein and Democrat Melissa Strange.
Simultaneously, other states report significant early participation. In Texas, over 4.4 million people cast ballots by October 25. Despite a computer failure that affected registration for roughly 600,000 Texans, officials in Young County reported a 23.5 percent turnout in the first week. In Connecticut, Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas reported nearly 350,000 total votes cast via early in-person and absentee ballots over 10 days, with Democrats comprising about half of that turnout.
In Oklahoma, the State Election Board reported strong first-day turnout in Washington, Nowata, and Osage counties. In those specific areas, Republican voters outnumbered Democrats by two-to-one.
