Early voting for midterms breaks 2022 record: More than 48 million

More than 48 million Americans have already cast their ballots early for the November 3 midterms, according to official figures.

According to the records from the University of Florida's Election Lab, as of 2:14 p.m. Eastern Time, 48,508,702 people had already cast their ballots, setting a record for a midterm election to date.

Of the total, 26,175,091 voted in person, while 22,452,937 chose to cast their ballots by mail.

The previous record occurred in the 2022 midterm elections, in which 45,920,446 people voted early, of whom 20,487,803 voted in person and 25,432,643 voted by mail.

Texas and California lead the way

So far, the University of Florida's Election Lab has been able to collect data from all states except two: New Hampshire and Alabama.

This record has been made possible by the high demand for early voting in key states in these midterms.

For example, in Texas , 6,859,288 votes have already been cast, and in California, 5,063,243.

Other states that saw high early voter turnout included Florida (4,406,146 votes), Georgia (2,595,894), Arizona (1,541,187), and Illinois (1,382,486).

In New York, 1,423,100 Americans have already voted, and in Pennsylvania, 1,008,945.

Trump has already voted

One of those more than 48 million citizens who have already cast their vote was Donald Trump. The president cast his ballot on October 24, ten days before the midterm elections. He did so in Palm Beach, Florida.

"Of course I did," Trump replied to reporters when asked if he had already cast his ballot.

Also, Pope Leo XIV, who voted by mail by sending his ballot to Chicago (Illinois), according to a report released Friday by the Vatican.

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