Monday broke the weekend lull.
Harris County had 79,474 voters cast ballots in person on Monday, October 26, the eighth day of early voting. That is nearly double Sunday’s 40,865 and the biggest day since Friday’s 95,107. With the 39,012 mail ballots accepted so far, 705,998 Harris County voters have already voted, past 700,000 for the first time, with four days of early voting plus Election Day left.
The Game 8 Turnout
The turnout line so far, in person: 104,656, 99,906, 93,410, 86,326, 95,107, 67,242, 40,865, 79,474. Monday sits below the 7-day average of 83,930.
The Clerk accepted 1,995 mail ballots on Monday. The mail roster now totals 39,012 ballots, and in-person voting totals 666,986 across 8 days.
Inning by Inning: The Races on the Ballot
Turnout by commissioner precinct on Monday:
- Commissioner Precinct 1: 20,528 (25.8 percent)
- Commissioner Precinct 2: 14,647 (18.4 percent)
- Commissioner Precinct 3: 25,747 (32.4 percent)
- Commissioner Precinct 4: 18,541 (23.3 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 14,647 voters, and Precinct 4 (Lesley Briones-D vs. Steve Radack-R) with 18,541. 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: 6,340 voters on the day, 55,680 through day 8.
House District 127: Cunningham vs. Williams
In House District 127 (Kingwood, Humble, Atascocita and Huffman), where incumbent Charles Cunningham (R) faces Michelle Williams (D), 4,510 voters cast ballots in person on Monday. HD-126 had 3,988 and HD-128 had 2,899. Through 8 days, 40,745 HD-127 voters have voted in person, compared with 32,877 in HD-126 and 28,272 in HD-128.
Kingwood vs. Humble
- Kingwood: 1,489 voted on Monday, 13,680 through day 8
- Humble (including Atascocita): 3,303 voted on Monday, 28,020 through day 8
Humble keeps turning out about twice as many voters as Kingwood, the same ratio since day one.
The Series So Far: Days 1-8
- Total ballots cast: 705,998 (666,986 in person, 39,012 by mail)
- Daily in-person turnout: 104,656, 99,906, 93,410, 86,326, 95,107, 67,242, 40,865, 79,474
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 8 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 9
- Does Tuesday hold above 70,000, or does the pace fade?
- 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 8 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 8 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.
Related reading on Talking Purple
- Game 9: Harris County early voting day nine
- Game 7: Harris County early voting day seven
- Game 6: Harris County early voting day six
- Game 5: Harris County early voting day five
- 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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