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Oct 30 12 PM Oct 31 12 PM BBCBBC BBC, Oct 29, 4:00 PM ET: More than 43 million ballots cast so far in midterms early voting surge PBS NewsHourPBS NewsHour PBS NewsHour, Oct 30, 11:01 AM ET: Millions more Americans vote ahead of Election Day as early voting jumps across Senate battlegrounds The Epoch TimesThe Epoch Times The Epoch Times, Oct 30, 1:01 PM ET: In Charts: Early Voting in Several States Surge Past 2022 Totals NewsmaxNewsmax Newsmax, Oct 30, 2:01 PM ET: Early Voting Explodes Before Midterm Elections BloombergBloomberg Bloomberg, Oct 30, 5:01 PM ET: Midterm Elections 2026: Early Voting Hits Record Ahead of Election Day IJRIndependent Journal Review Independent Journal Review, Oct 30, 7:01 PM ET: Early Voting Surges Across Several States NewsweekNewsweek Newsweek, Oct 31, 9:01 AM ET: Democrats Leading in Ballots As Early Voting Surges To Midterms Record The GuardianThe Guardian The Guardian, Oct 31, 12:01 PM ET: Early midterm voting surges with more than 50 million ballots cast so far Scripps NewsScripps News Scripps News, Oct 31, 4:01 PM ET: In-person early voting hits record pace for midterms News NationNews Nation News Nation, Oct 31, 4:01 PM ET: Early voting tops 51 million nationwide as turnout surges in key battlegrounds 📺 TV BBC News, 7:00 PM ET: U.S. midterm elections CNN, 7:03 PM ET: DEM TURNOUT SURGING IN RED STATES WHERE TRUMP JUST RESTORED RALLIES CNN, 7:04 PM ET: DEM TURNOUT SURGING IN RED STATES WHERE TRUMP JUST RESTORED RALLIES BBC News, 7:14 PM ET: US midterm elections four days away BBC News, 7:15 PM ET: Texas breaks state's early-voting record CNN, 7:15 PM ET: DEM TURNOUT SURGING IN RED STATES WHERE TRUMP JUST RESTORED RALLIES CNN, 7:15 PM ET: DEM TURNOUT SURGING IN RED STATES WHERE TRUMP JUST RESTORED RALLIES BBC News, 7:16 PM ET: Texas breaks state's early-voting record CNN, 7:16 PM ET: DEM TURNOUT SURGING IN RED STATES WHERE TRUMP JUST RESTORED RALLIES CNN, 7:16 PM ET: DEM TURNOUT SURGING IN RED STATES WHERE TRUMP JUST RESTORED RALLIES CNN, 7:16 PM ET: DEM TURNOUT SURGING IN RED STATES WHERE TRUMP JUST RESTORED RALLIES CNN, 7:16 PM ET: DEM TURNOUT SURGING IN RED STATES WHERE TRUMP JUST RESTORED RALLIES CNN, 7:17 PM ET: DEM TURNOUT SURGING IN RED STATES WHERE TRUMP JUST RESTORED RALLIES CNN, 7:17 PM ET: DEM TURNOUT SURGING IN RED STATES WHERE TRUMP JUST RESTORED RALLIES CNN, 7:17 PM ET: DEM TURNOUT SURGING IN RED STATES WHERE TRUMP JUST RESTORED RALLIES CNN, 7:18 PM ET: DEM TURNOUT SURGING IN RED STATES WHERE TRUMP JUST RESTORED RALLIES BBC News, 7:19 PM ET: Texas breaks state's early-voting record BBC News, 7:20 PM ET: Texas breaks state's early-voting record BBC News, 7:21 PM ET: Texas breaks state's early-voting record CNN, 7:21 PM ET: DEM TURNOUT SURGING IN RED STATES WHERE TRUMP JUST RESTORED RALLIES CNN, 7:21 PM ET: DEM TURNOUT SURGING IN RED STATES WHERE TRUMP JUST RESTORED RALLIES BBC News, 7:22 PM ET: Texas breaks state's early-voting record BBC News, 7:23 PM ET: US midterm elections four days away BBC News, 7:23 PM ET: Texas breaks state's early-voting record CNN, 7:39 PM ET: 218,000+ EARLY VOTES CAST IN NEBRASKA, UP 12% FROM 2022 MSNOW, 8:14 PM ET: MORE THAN 46 MILLION AMERICANS HAVE ALREADY VOTED MSNOW, 8:15 PM ET: MORE THAN 46 MILLION AMERICANS HAVE ALREADY VOTED BBC News, 8:18 PM ET: US midterm elections four days away BBC News, 8:21 PM ET: Texas breaks state's early-voting record BBC News, 8:21 PM ET: US midterm elections four days away BBC News, 8:22 PM ET: US midterm elections four days away BBC News, 8:22 PM ET: Texas breaks state's early-voting record BBC News, 8:23 PM ET: US midterm elections four days away BBC News, 8:24 PM ET: Early voting may break US records BBC News, 8:25 PM ET: Nearly 50 million Americans vote early BBC News, 9:14 PM ET: countdown to U.S. midterm elections BBC News, 9:14 PM ET: countdown to U.S. midterm elections MSNOW, 9:30 PM ET: KEY RACES HEAT UP WITH FOUR DAYS TO ELECTION DAY Fox News, 9:46 PM ET: MORE THAN 6.8 MILLION VOTERS HAVE CAST THEIR BALLOTS EARLY IN TEXAS Fox News, 9:46 PM ET: MORE THAN 6.8 MILLION VOTERS HAVE Fox News, 9:46 PM ET: CAST THEIR BALLOTS EARLY IN TEXAS Fox News, 9:48 PM ET: GOP FIGHTS TO KEEP TEXAS RED BBC News, 10:11 PM ET: countdown to U.S. midterm elections BBC News, 10:12 PM ET: countdown to U.S. midterm elections BBC News, 10:12 PM ET: Countdown to U.S. midterm elections BBC News, 10:13 PM ET: countdown to U.S. midterm elections BBC News, 10:15 PM ET: countdown to U.S. midterm elections Fox News, 11:01 PM ET: MILLIONS CAST BALLOTS IN TIGHT TEXAS SENATE RACE Fox News, 11:01 PM ET: MILLIONS CAST BALLOTS IN TIGHT TEXAS SENATE RACE Fox News, 11:02 PM ET: TEXAS SENATE RACE STILL DEAD HEAT WITH DAYS TO GO Fox News, 11:02 PM ET: MILLIONS CAST BALLOTS IN TIGHT TEXAS SENATE RACE BBC News, 11:13 PM ET: countdown to U.S. midterm elections BBC News, 11:14 PM ET: countdown to U.S. midterm elections BBC News, 11:15 PM ET: countdown to U.S. midterm elections BBC News, 11:17 PM ET: countdown to U.S. midterm elections MSNOW, 11:58 PM ET: WE VOTE BECAUSE WE CAN MSNOW, 11:59 PM ET: WE VOTE BECAUSE WE CAN CNN, 12:01 AM ET: 48M+ EARLY VOTES CAST LESS THAN 4 DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY CNN, 12:04 AM ET: 48M+ EARLY VOTES CAST LESS THAN 4 DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY BBC News, 12:12 AM ET: countdown to U.S. midterm elections BBC News, 12:13 AM ET: countdown to U.S. midterm elections CNN, 12:13 AM ET: RECORD TURNOUT FOR EARLY VOTING IN GEORGIA BBC News, 12:14 AM ET: countdown to U.S. midterm elections CNN, 12:14 AM ET: RECORD TURNOUT FOR EARLY VOTING IN GEORGIA CNN, 12:14 AM ET: RECORD TURNOUT FOR EARLY VOTING IN GEORGIA CNN, 12:16 AM ET: RECORD TURNOUT FOR EARLY VOTING IN GEORGIA MSNOW, 12:30 AM ET: KEY RACES HEAT UP WITH FOUR DAYS TO ELECTION DAY CNN, 1:37 AM ET: 48M+ EARLY VOTES CAST LESS THAN 4 DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY CNN, 1:37 AM ET: 48M+ EARLY VOTES CAST LESS THAN 4 DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY. Mike Murphy | Political Strategist & Host, "Hacks on Tap" Podcast CNN, 1:38 AM ET: 48M+ EARLY VOTES CAST LESS THAN 4 DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY CNN, 1:38 AM ET: 48M+ EARLY VOTES CAST LESS THAN 4 DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY CNN, 1:39 AM ET: 48M+ EARLY VOTES CAST LESS THAN 4 DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY CNN, 1:41 AM ET: 48M+ EARLY VOTES CAST LESS THAN 4 DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY CNN, 1:41 AM ET: 48M+ EARLY VOTES CAST LESS THAN 4 DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY CNN, 1:42 AM ET: 48M+ EARLY VOTES CAST LESS THAN 4 DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY CNN, 1:42 AM ET: 48M+ EARLY VOTES CAST LESS THAN 4 DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY. Mike Murphy | Political Strategist & Host, "Hacks on Tap" Podcast Fox News, 2:46 AM ET: MORE THAN 6.8 MILLION VOTERS HAVE Fox News, 2:46 AM ET: CAST THEIR BALLOTS EARLY IN TEXAS Fox News, 2:46 AM ET: MORE THAN 35% OF VOTERS IN TEXAS CAST THEIR BALLOTS EARLY MSNOW, 2:53 AM ET: THE IMPORTANCE OF VOTING CNN, 5:01 AM ET: 48M+ EARLY VOTES CAST WITH JUST 3 DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY CNN, 5:02 AM ET: 48M+ EARLY VOTES CAST WITH JUST 3 DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY CNN, 5:08 AM ET: 48M+ EARLY VOTES CAST WITH JUST 3 DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY CNN, 5:09 AM ET: 48M+ EARLY VOTES CAST WITH JUST 3 DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY CNN, 5:09 AM ET: 48M+ EARLY VOTES CAST WITH JUST 3 DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY CNN, 5:10 AM ET: 48M+ EARLY VOTES CAST WITH JUST 3 DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY CNN, 5:11 AM ET: 48M+ EARLY VOTES CAST WITH JUST 3 DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY CNN, 5:11 AM ET: 48M+ EARLY VOTES CAST WITH JUST 3 DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY CNN, 5:12 AM ET: 48M+ EARLY VOTES CAST WITH JUST 3 DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY CNN, 5:12 AM ET: 48M+ EARLY VOTES CAST WITH JUST 3 DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY CNN, 5:28 AM ET: RECORD TURNOUT FOR EARLY VOTING IN GEORGIA CNN, 5:38 AM ET: RECORD TURNOUT FOR EARLY VOTING IN GEORGIA CNN, 5:39 AM ET: RECORD TURNOUT FOR EARLY VOTING IN GEORGIA CNN, 5:39 AM ET: RECORD TURNOUT FOR EARLY VOTING IN GEORGIA CNN, 5:40 AM ET: RECORD TURNOUT FOR EARLY VOTING IN GEORGIA CNN, 5:41 AM ET: RECORD TURNOUT FOR EARLY VOTING IN GEORGIA CNN, 5:41 AM ET: RECORD TURNOUT FOR EARLY VOTING IN GEORGIA Fox News, 6:15 AM ET: GOP FOCUSES ON BORDER SECURITY AS MIDTERMS LOOM CNN, 6:33 AM ET: MIDTERMS = U.S. Early In-Person Votes & U.S. Early In-Person Votes 23,595,090 CNN, 6:36 AM ET: U.S. Early In-Person Votes 23,595,090 CNN, 6:36 AM ET: Voting 33 states and DC reporting CNN, 6:52 AM ET: MIDTERMS = U.S. Early Mail Ballots Cast & U.S. Early In-Person Votes 23,833,587 Fox News, 7:31 AM ET: NOW: EARLY VOTING TOPS 48M+ ACROSS THE U.S Fox News, 7:32 AM ET: AS OF 6:00AM ET SOME STATES DO NOT REPORT EARLY VOTE CNN, 7:50 AM ET: U.S. Early In-Person Votes 93,386 CNN, 8:06 AM ET: U.S. Early In-Person Votes 23,893,386 CNN, 8:06 AM ET: Voting 33 states and DC reporting MSNOW, 8:08 AM ET: LONG LINES ON FINAL DAY OF EARLY VOTING IN GEORGIA MSNOW, 8:09 AM ET: LONG LINES ON FINAL DAY OF EARLY VOTING IN GEORGIA MSNOW, 8:09 AM ET: LONG LINES ON FINAL DAY OF EARLY VOTING IN GEORGIA MSNOW, 8:10 AM ET: LONG LINES ON FINAL DAY OF EARLY VOTING IN GEORGIA CNN, 8:15 AM ET: MIDTERMS = U.S. Early In-Person Votes. 2026 CNN, 8:15 AM ET: Voting 33 states and DC reporting 23,992,366 BBC News, 8:19 AM ET: US midterm elections take place on Tuesday CNN, 8:39 AM ET: MIDTERMS: U.S. Early Voting CNN, 8:39 AM ET: In-Person votes 23,992,366 CNN, 9:06 AM ET: DEMS HOPE ENTHUSIASM TURNS INTO BLUE WAVE IN MIDTERMS CNN, 9:06 AM ET: DEMS HOPE ENTHUSIASM TURNS INTO BLUE WAVE IN MIDTERMS CNN, 9:07 AM ET: DEMS HOPE ENTHUSIASM TURNS INTO BLUE WAVE IN MIDTERMS CNN, 9:07 AM ET: DEMS HOPE ENTHUSIASM TURNS INTO BLUE WAVE IN MIDTERMS CNN, 9:10 AM ET: DEMS HOPE ENTHUSIASM TURNS INTO BLUE WAVE IN MIDTERMS CNN, 9:10 AM ET: DEMS HOPE ENTHUSIASM TURNS INTO BLUE WAVE IN MIDTERMS CNN, 9:11 AM ET: DEMS HOPE ENTHUSIASM TURNS INTO BLUE WAVE IN MIDTERMS CNN, 9:11 AM ET: DEMS HOPE ENTHUSIASM TURNS INTO BLUE WAVE IN MIDTERMS CNN, 9:11 AM ET: DEMS HOPE ENTHUSIASM TURNS INTO BLUE WAVE IN MIDTERMS CNN, 9:12 AM ET: DEMS HOPE ENTHUSIASM TURNS INTO BLUE WAVE IN MIDTERMS Fox News, 9:42 AM ET: MORE THAN 7 MILLION TEXANS CAST EARLY BALLOTS Fox News, 9:42 AM ET: AS OF 6:00AM ET SOME STATES DO NOT REPORT EARLY VOTE CNN, 10:01 AM ET: POLITICAL STUNTS BACKFIRE AHEAD OF CRITICAL MIDTERM ELECTION CNN, 10:02 AM ET: POLITICAL STUNTS BACKFIRE AHEAD OF CRITICAL MIDTERM ELECTION CNN, 10:02 AM ET: POLITICAL STUNTS BACKFIRE AHEAD OF CRITICAL MIDTERM ELECTION CNN, 10:02 AM ET: POLITICAL STUNTS BACKFIRE AHEAD OF CRITICAL MIDTERM ELECTION CNN, 10:03 AM ET: POLITICAL STUNTS BACKFIRE AHEAD OF CRITICAL MIDTERM ELECTION CNN, 10:04 AM ET: POLITICAL STUNTS BACKFIRE AHEAD OF CRITICAL MIDTERM ELECTION CNN, 10:05 AM ET: POLITICAL STUNTS BACKFIRE AHEAD OF CRITICAL MIDTERM ELECTION CNN, 10:06 AM ET: POLITICAL STUNTS BACKFIRE AHEAD OF CRITICAL MIDTERM ELECTION CNN, 10:07 AM ET: POLITICAL STUNTS BACKFIRE AHEAD OF CRITICAL MIDTERM ELECTION CNN, 10:08 AM ET: POLITICAL STUNTS BACKFIRE AHEAD OF CRITICAL MIDTERM ELECTION MSNOW, 10:08 AM ET: STATE OF PLAY IN TEXAS THREE DAYS FROM ELECTION DAY CNN, 10:10 AM ET: POLITICAL STUNTS BACKFIRE AHEAD OF CRITICAL MIDTERM ELECTION CNN, 10:35 AM ET: MANY CRITICAL SENATE RACES ARE DEADLOCKED AHEAD OF MIDTERMS CNN, 10:36 AM ET: MANY CRITICAL SENATE RACES ARE DEADLOCKED AHEAD OF MIDTERMS CNN, 12:00 PM ET: 3 DAYS TO ELECTION DAY ... WHAT WILL HAPPEN ON TUESDAY? CNN, 12:01 PM ET: 3 DAYS TO ELECTION DAY ... WHAT WILL HAPPEN ON TUESDAY? CNN, 12:02 PM ET: 3 DAYS TO ELECTION DAY ... WHAT WILL HAPPEN ON TUESDAY? CNN, 12:02 PM ET: 3 DAYS TO ELECTION DAY ... WHAT WILL HAPPEN ON TUESDAY? CNN, 12:03 PM ET: 3 DAYS TO ELECTION DAY ... WHAT WILL HAPPEN ON TUESDAY? CNN, 12:03 PM ET: CNN POLLS SHOW DEMS WITH EDGE IN KEY SENATE RACES CNN, 12:03 PM ET: CNN SENATE POLLS: DEMS LEAD IN MICHIGAN & TEXAS; MAINE & KANSAS TIGHT CNN, 12:03 PM ET: CNN SENATE POLLS: DEMS LEAD IN MICHIGAN & TEXAS; MAINE & KANSAS TIGHT CNN, 12:04 PM ET: CNN POLLS SHOW DEMS WITH EDGE IN KEY SENATE RACES CNN, 12:04 PM ET: CNN SENATE POLLS: DEMS LEAD IN MICHIGAN & TEXAS; MAINE & KANSAS TIGHT CNN, 12:05 PM ET: CNN SENATE POLLS: DEMS LEAD IN MICHIGAN & TEXAS; MAINE & KANSAS TIGHT CNN, 12:05 PM ET: CNN POLLS SHOW DEMS WITH EDGE IN KEY SENATE RACES CNN, 12:05 PM ET: CNN SENATE POLLS: DEMS LEAD IN MICHIGAN & TEXAS; MAINE & KANSAS TIGHT CNN, 12:06 PM ET: 3 DAYS TO ELECTION DAY ... WHAT WILL HAPPEN ON TUESDAY? CNN, 12:06 PM ET: CNN SENATE POLLS: DEMS LEAD IN MICHIGAN & TEXAS; MAINE & KANSAS TIGHT CNN, 12:06 PM ET: CNN SENATE POLLS: DEMS LEAD IN MICHIGAN & TEXAS; MAINE & KANSAS TIGHT CNN, 12:06 PM ET: CNN SENATE POLLS: DEMS LEAD IN MICHIGAN & TEXAS; MAINE & KANSAS TIGHT. Leah Wright | @WN Presidential Historian CNN, 12:07 PM ET: 3 DAYS TO ELECTION DAY ... WHAT WILL HAPPEN ON TUESDAY? CNN, 12:07 PM ET: CNN SENATE POLLS: DEMS LEAD IN MICHIGAN & TEXAS; MAINE & KANSAS TIGHT CNN, 12:07 PM ET: CNN SENATE POLLS: DEMS LEAD IN MICHIGAN & TEXAS; MAINE & KANSAS TIGHT. Leah Wright | Associate Prof. of History, Johns Hopkins University CNN, 12:08 PM ET: 3 DAYS TO ELECTION DAY ... WHAT WILL HAPPEN ON TUESDAY? CNN, 12:08 PM ET: CNN SENATE POLLS: DEMS LEAD IN MICHIGAN & TEXAS; MAINE & KANSAS TIGHT CNN, 12:08 PM ET: 3 DAYS TO ELECTION DAY ... WHAT WILL HAPPEN ON TUESDAY? CNN, 12:09 PM ET: CNN POLLS SHOW DEMS WITH EDGE IN KEY SENATE RACES CNN, 12:09 PM ET: CNN SENATE POLLS: DEMS LEAD IN MICHIGAN & TEXAS; MAINE & KANSAS TIGHT CNN, 12:09 PM ET: CNN SENATE POLLS: DEMS LEAD IN MICHIGAN & TEXAS; MAINE & KANSAS TIGHT CNN, 12:09 PM ET: CNN SENATE POLLS: DEMS LEAD IN MICHIGAN & TEXAS; MAINE & KANSAS TIGHT CNN, 12:10 PM ET: CNN POLLS SHOW DEMS WITH EDGE IN KEY SENATE RACES CNN, 12:10 PM ET: CNN SENATE POLLS: DEMS LEAD IN MICHIGAN & TEXAS; MAINE & KANSAS TIGHT CNN, 12:10 PM ET: CNN SENATE POLLS: DEMS LEAD IN MICHIGAN & TEXAS; MAINE & KANSAS TIGHT CNN, 12:10 PM ET: 3 DAYS TO ELECTION DAY ... WHAT WILL HAPPEN ON TUESDAY? CNN, 12:11 PM ET: 3 DAYS TO ELECTION DAY ... WHAT WILL HAPPEN ON TUESDAY? Fox News, 12:54 PM ET: EARLY VOTING ENDS TOMORROW IN OHIO Fox News, 12:55 PM ET: EARLY VOTING ENDS TOMORROW IN OHIO CNN, 1:48 PM ET: U.S. Early Voting CNN, 2:01 PM ET: ON THIS USE In-person votes 375 064 CNN, 2:47 PM ET: P.W.B.S. Early In-Person Votes 95 375 64 Fox News, 4:01 PM ET: EARLY VOTING SKYROCKETS IN KEY BATTLEGROUND STATES Fox News, 4:02 PM ET: EARLY VOTING SKYROCKETS IN KEY BATTLEGROUND STATES MSNOW, 4:03 PM ET: VOTERS TURN OUT EARLY WITH 91M BALLOTS ALREADY CAST Fox News, 4:14 PM ET: EARLY VOTING IN TEXAS BREAKS MIDTERM RECORD Fox News, 4:15 PM ET: EARLY VOTING IN TEXAS BREAKS MIDTERM RECORD CNN, 4:39 PM ET: MIDTERMS - U.S. Early Total Pre-Election 2026 Voting 47 states and DC reporting 51,101,160 Fox News, 4:46 PM ET: OHIO SETS NEW RECORD FOR MIDTERM EARLY VOTING CNN, 5:01 PM ET: MIDTERMS - U.S. Early In-Person votes 25,562,361 Fox News, 5:02 PM ET: BALLOTS ROLLING IN. | NEARLY 2 MILLION HAVE VOTED EARLY IN MICHIGAN CNN, 5:04 PM ET: UPDATE: U.S. Early Total Pre-Election. MIDTERMS - U.S. Early Total Pre-Election &2. m 2026 Voting 47 states and DC reporting 51,230,090 Fox News, 5:05 PM ET: TEXAS TURNING OUT. OVER SEVEN MILLION BALLOTS CAST IN CRUCIAL SENATE RACE MSNOW, 5:05 PM ET: FINAL WEEKEND OF CAMPAIGNING BEFORE MIDTERM ELECTIONS Fox News, 5:07 PM ET: MASSIVE TURNOUT. OVER SEVEN MILLION TEXANS HAVE ALREADY VOTED CNN, 5:10 PM ET: MIDTERMS - U.S. Early In-Person Votes: 25,562,361 📻 radio ABC News Update, Oct 31, 5:32 PM ET: the lead ABC News Update, Oct 31, 4:32 PM ET: the lead ABC News Update, Oct 31, 1:32 PM ET: the lead NPR News Now, Oct 31, 12:10 PM ET: the lead Who carried it and when: each outlet in the order it picked the story up, a bar for each headline
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🕒 Oct 31, 12 PM ET Early midterm voting surges with more than 50 million ballots cast so far ↗ 🕒 Oct 30, 11 AM ET Millions more Americans vote ahead of Election Day as early voting jumps across Senate battlegrounds ↗ 🕒 Oct 29, 4 PM ET More than 43 million ballots cast so far in midterms early voting surge ↗ 🕒 Oct 30, 5 PM ET Midterm Elections 2026: Early Voting Hits Record Ahead of Election Day ↗ 🕒 Oct 31, 4 PM ET Early voting tops 51 million nationwide as turnout surges in key battlegrounds ↗ 🕒 Oct 31, 9 AM ET Democrats Leading in Ballots As Early Voting Surges To Midterms Record ↗ 🕒 Oct 31, 4 PM ET In-person early voting hits record pace for midterms ↗ 🕒 Oct 30, 1 PM ET In Charts: Early Voting in Several States Surge Past 2022 Totals ↗ 🕒 Oct 30, 7 PM ET Early Voting Surges Across Several States ↗ 🕒 Oct 30, 2 PM ET Early Voting Explodes Before Midterm Elections ↗
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