EARLY VOTING CLOSES WITH OVER 11,600 BALLOTS CAST; ELECTION DAY TUESDAY

  

Early voting has come to a close for the November midterms, and voting tallies show an uptick from the last gubernatorial election.

According to Washington County Elections Administrator Jennifer Gajeske, Friday saw 1,219 people come out to vote.  That brings the grand total of early voters to 11,695, which, with 26,260 registered voters, means an early voting turnout of 44 percent.

In comparison, the 2022 midterms had 9,496 early voters and 24,639 total registered voters, for an early voting turnout of 38 percent.  Meanwhile, the 2024 presidential election drew 14,456 early ballots from 25,708 registered voters – 56 percent turnout for early voting.

Anyone who has not yet voted will need to wait until Election Day.

Eight polling places will be open on Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.  Those are Friedens Church of Washington, the Washington County Expo Event Center, the Chappell Hill Volunteer Fire Department, the Brenham VFW Hall, the Brenham American Legion Hall, St. Peter’s Lutheran Church of Gay Hill, the Blinn College Student Center, and the Burton American Legion Hall.