Harris County surpasses 2022 midterm turnout by Nov. 3, 2026 evening
Harris County exceeded its total 2022 midterm election voter turnout on the afternoon of the Nov. 3, 2026 general election, with combined in-person voting reaching more than 1.2 million ballots by 2:30 p.m., several hours before polls closed at 7 p.m.
- When it happened
- Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026
- Where
- Harris County, Texas
- First reported by an outlet
- Nov 3, 2026 at 4:05 pm
- Confirmed by
- the original record or a trusted outlet
Taxes & money
None stated in sources.
Who's involved
The facts
- As of 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 3, 2026, more than 172,000 votes had been cast in Harris County since polls opened at 7 a.m.[1]
- Just over 1 million in-person ballots were cast during early voting, bringing combined in-person turnout to more than 1.2 million as of 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 3, 2026, with several hours left until polls closed at 7 p.m.[1]
- Harris County's 2022 midterm election turnout was 1,102,418 total ballots cast.[1]
- Harris County has more than 600 polling locations.[1]
- Voters who arrived in line before 7 p.m. on Nov. 3, 2026 were able to remain in line and cast their ballot.[1]
Who said what
- Paola Martinez, Harris County voter People are tired of seeing promises not being honored and are scrambling every month to make ends meet and looking for jobs[1]
- Fe Bencosme, Harris County voter She is concerned about border integrity at the national level and worried about who would hold control of the U.S. House and state governorship[1]
- Joel Shannon, Harris County voter Judges should be elected on a non-partisan basis and the top of the ticket is very important this year[1]
- Andrew House, Harris County voter The two-party system makes it increasingly hard to find a candidate he agrees with and voters must pick the lesser of two evils[1]
Sources
- News Center Harris County surpasses 2022 midterm voter turnout with several hours left before polls close Houston Public Media · Nov 3, 2026
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