Sunday was the quietest day of early voting so far.
Harris County had 40,865 voters cast ballots in person on Sunday, October 25, the seventh day of early voting. That is 39 percent fewer than Saturday’s 67,242 and the smallest crowd of the series. Counting the 37,017 mail ballots the Clerk has accepted, 624,529 Harris County voters have already cast a ballot with five days of early voting plus Election Day still to play.
The Game 7 Turnout
The turnout line so far, in person: 104,656, 99,906, 93,410, 86,326, 95,107, 67,242, 40,865. Sunday sits below the 6-day average of 91,108.
The Clerk accepted 2,088 mail ballots on Sunday. The mail roster now totals 37,017 ballots, and in-person voting totals 587,512 across 7 days.
Inning by Inning: The Races on the Ballot
Turnout by commissioner precinct on Sunday:
- Commissioner Precinct 1: 10,095 (24.7 percent)
- Commissioner Precinct 2: 7,104 (17.4 percent)
- Commissioner Precinct 3: 13,612 (33.3 percent)
- Commissioner Precinct 4: 10,047 (24.6 percent)
Precinct 3 cast the most ballots again. Two commissioner races are on the ballot this year: Precinct 2 (Adrian Garcia-D vs. Richard Vega-R) with 7,104 voters, and Precinct 4 (Lesley Briones-D vs. Steve Radack-R) with 10,047. Precincts 1 and 3 have no commissioner race, but their voters still decide countywide races, including County Judge.
Senate District 4 (Brett Ligon-R vs. Ron Angeletti-D), Harris portion: 3,130 voters on the day, 49,340 through day 7.
House District 127: Cunningham vs. Williams
In House District 127 (Kingwood, Humble, Atascocita and Huffman), where incumbent Charles Cunningham (R) faces Michelle Williams (D), 2,411 voters cast ballots in person on Sunday. HD-126 had 2,123 and HD-128 had 1,402. Through 7 days, 36,235 HD-127 voters have voted in person, compared with 28,889 in HD-126 and 25,373 in HD-128.
Kingwood vs. Humble
- Kingwood: 712 voted on Sunday, 12,191 through day 7
- Humble (including Atascocita): 1,758 voted on Sunday, 24,717 through day 7
Humble keeps turning out about twice as many voters as Kingwood, the same ratio since day one.
The Series So Far: Days 1-7
- Total ballots cast: 624,529 (587,512 in person, 37,017 by mail)
- Daily in-person turnout: 104,656, 99,906, 93,410, 86,326, 95,107, 67,242, 40,865
Roster counts for earlier days differ from our earlier posts by a handful of voters because the Clerk reconciles its rosters after posting. Party scores for days 7 through 9 are being matched to the voter file now. The Game 7 party box score, with Democrats, Republicans and independents, will be added to this post as soon as the scoring is done. Series totals for days 1-6 are in Game 6.
What to Watch in Game 8
- Does Monday bring back the weekday crowd, or does turnout stay down?
- Do Precinct 2 and Precinct 4 hold their share of the county’s votes?
- How many mail ballots arrive as Election Day gets closer?
All figures are unofficial, from Harris County Clerk early voting and mail ballot rosters.
Talking Purple | 832-387-2129 | beth@talkingpurple.com
Frequently asked questions
Where do these numbers come from?
Harris County Clerk public early voting and mail ballot rosters. They are unofficial and the Clerk reconciles them, so counts can shift by a handful of voters.
Why does this Game 7 post not have a party breakdown yet?
Party figures come from Talking Purple voter-file party scores matched to each voter by voter ID. The scoring for day 7 is not finished, so this post covers turnout and geography. The party box score will be added when it is.
How are mail ballots counted?
The Clerk mail roster lists each mail ballot accepted, with the date it was accepted. Totals here are every ballot on the roster as of the latest Clerk posting.
When does early voting end?
Early voting runs through Friday, October 30. Election Day is Tuesday, November 3.
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- Game 4: Harris County early voting day four
- Game 3: Harris County early voting day three
- Game 2: Harris County early voting day two
- Game 1: Harris County early voting day one
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