Early voting exceeds 43 million, surge in key battleground states
The BBC reported that early voting in the United States topped 43 million ballots ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, with Texas leading the surge and Hispanic voters driving higher participation in several states. Earlier, WESH said more than 41 million early ballots had been cast, highlighting strong turnout in Texas, Georgia, Tennessee and North Carolina. Newsweek noted the count had risen to over 28 million, with Texas alone exceeding four million early votes and overall early turnout up sharply from 2022.
ABC News analysis showed Democrats holding a larger share of early ballots in key battlegrounds such as Georgia and Iowa. NPR cited MIT political scientist Charles Stewart, who warned that the early-vote surge might not translate into higher total turnout on Election Day.
