October 21, 2020
1 min read

US election: Texas early voter turnout surpasses 2016 figure

As of Monday, nearly 720,000 voters in Harris County had cast their ballot in person or by mail…reports Asian Lite News

Voter turnout in Harris County, Texas, after seven days of early voting for the November 3 presidential election has surpassed the figure recorded during the 2016 polls.

As of Monday, nearly 720,000 voters in Harris County had cast their ballot in person or by mail, the Houston-based KHOU TV station said in a news report on Tuesday evening.

This figure represented 52 per cent of the total voter turnout in 2016 and 73 per cent of the early voter turnout that year.

Voters in the County broke another record during the first four days of the early voting, casting more than 100,000 ballots each day, with an average about 10,000 votes per hour.

“This turnout is not an accident,” the KHOU TV station quoted Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo as saying on Tuesday.

The county nearly tripled the number of early voting sites to a record 122. Ten of those are new drive-thru voting sites.

A spokesman for the Texas Secretary of State’s Office reported on Tuesday that more than 4.6 million of the state’s residents have cast their ballots during the first week of early voting.

In the 2016 election, Texas, a major battleground state, swung in President Donald Trump’s favour.

He won 52.23 per cent of the votes, while his then Democratic rival Hillary Clinton garnered 52.23 per cent of the ballots.

Also read:Trump to remove Sudan from terror list

Previous Story

Khadi launches footwear range, eyes global market

Next Story

Spain mulls curfews to curb Covid-19 flare ups

Latest from POLITICS

Baloch Insurgents Storm Surab

The fighters took control of the Pakistani Levies (paramilitary force) station, police station, Deputy Commissioner (DC) office, guest house, and bank, and damaged “enemy” infrastructure….reports Asian Lite News The Baloch Liberation Army

Gargash: UAE’s pragmatism sets regional example

Anwar Gargash says the UAE stands as a beacon of what is possible when pragmatism and vision come together. As political instability, economic fragmentation and rapid technological change continue to reshape the

NDA claims mandate in Manipur

Ten NDA MLAs urge Manipur Governor to restore popular government, claiming support of 44 legislators amid political vacuum and ongoing ethnic unrest under President’s Rule. Amid continued uncertainty in Manipur under President’s

Kamal heads to Rajya Sabha

DMK nominates Kamal Haasan to Rajya Sabha, fulfilling alliance promise, even as the actor faces backlash over remarks on Kannada’s linguistic roots and cultural sensitivities. Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan is set to enter

Tharoor sparks another Cong-BJP slugfest

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor sparks internal backlash over comments praising India’s security posture abroad, exposing fresh factional fault lines within the party’s top leadership. Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has again found
Go toTop