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Early voting in Texas approaches or exceeds 2022 midterm totals

East Texas counties and Nueces County are seeing high early voting turnout ahead of the Nov. 3, 2026 midterm election. Several counties have already matched or exceeded their 2022 midterm early voting totals with days remaining.

Where
Smith County, Gregg County, Nueces County
When
As of Oct. 28-30, 2026
Sources
Reported by 2 outlets

Counties: Smith Gregg Nueces

Taxes and money

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  • Tuesday, November 3, 2026. General election for Texas midterm elections (Texas)1 2 3

Who's involved

  • Smith County votersEarly voters in 2026
  • Gregg County votersEarly voters in 2026
  • Nueces County votersEarly voters in 2026

The facts

  • Gregg County had cast 22,684 early ballots through Oct. 28, compared to 23,402 in 2022 midterm.1 2 Stated by 2 sources
  • Smith County had 51,642 early votes in the 2022 midterm.1 2 Stated by 2 sources
  • Nueces County had more than 68,000 early ballots cast through Oct. 29.3
  • Nueces County early voting surpassed 61,000 early votes cast during entire 2022 midterm.3
  • Nueces County early voting represents nearly 31% of registered voters.3
  • Early voting ends Oct. 30; general Election Day is Nov. 3.1 2 3 Stated by 3 sources

How they headlined it

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Sources

Outlets: 3 not rated Who's covering Texas →

These outlets were found through Google News headlines. Google decides which outlets appear there, and they lean mostly one way, so this sheet can only be as balanced as the reporting it was built from. Leanings are AllSides Media Bias Ratings.

  1. With 2 days left, East Texas is closing in on 2022 early voting totals KETK.com Not rated, October 28, 2026
  2. With 2 days left, East Texas is closing in on 2022 early voting totals AOL.com Not rated, October 28, 2026
  3. Early voting in Nueces County surpasses 2022 midterm totals with one day left to vote KRIS 6 News Corpus Christi Not rated, October 30, 2026

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