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Harris County sets record early voting turnout for November midterm election

Harris County is experiencing record early voting turnout ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm election. The Richard and Meg Weekley Community Center in Cypress has become the county's most-visited polling location, surpassing the West Gray Multi-Service Center near downtown from previous elections.

Where
Harris County, Texas
When
Oct. 23, 2026
Sources
Reported by 2 outlets

Counties: Harris

Taxes and money

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Who's involved

  • Harris County Elections Departmentoperating 75 early voting locations and providing daily updates
  • Nancy Simspolitical expert at the University of Houston

The facts

  • Richard and Meg Weekley Community Center in Cypress had 12,924 early votes as of fourth day of voting.2
  • By the fourth day of early voting in 2022 midterm, the busiest location was Metropolitan Multi-Service Center with 7,756 votes.2
  • Harris County operates 75 early voting locations across the county.1
  • Early voting runs from Oct. 19 to Oct. 30, 2026.1
  • To vote in the Nov. 3, 2026 election, voters must have been registered by Oct. 5, 2026.1
  • Harris County registered voters can cast ballots at any polling location during early voting.1
  • Census data shows 77433 Cypress zip code gained around 10,000 people between 2020 and 2025.2

Who said what

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  • Nancy Sims, political expert at University of Houston Record turnout is partly due to competitive Senate race between Ken Paxton and James Talarico.2

How they headlined it

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  • Interactive map: Which Harris County polling sites have seen the most early voters?

    FOX 26 Houston

  • Cypress polling site unseats downtown location as most-visited early voting site in Harris County

    ABC13 Houston

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  1. Interactive map: Which Harris County polling sites have seen the most early voters? FOX 26 Houston Not rated, October 22, 2026
  2. Cypress polling site unseats downtown location as most-visited early voting site in Harris County ABC13 Houston Not rated, October 23, 2026

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