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Johnson County voters cast a record early vote before Election Day

The Daily Overland Park teamFrom today’s edition · 1 min read · 3 sources

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If you voted early, you had company. The county election office says 190,000 people voted early, and KMBC counted 189,114 advance votes: 161,935 in person and 27,179 by mail.

Most Johnson County early votes were cast in person

Source: KMBC

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In person161.9K85.6%
By mail27,17914.4%

FOX4 says the total is a record for a non-presidential election year. Election Commissioner Connie Schmidt said roughly 8,000 people voted between 8 a.m. and noon Monday, the most ever on the Monday before Election Day in the county.

Four in 10 Johnson County voters cast ballots early

40%Share of registered voters who had already voted

Source: FOX4KC.com

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Share of registered voters who had already voted40%

Statewide, more than 470,000 Kansans voted early, KMBC reported from Secretary of State's Office figures. Advance voting rose 33% from the same point in 2022.

  • Early voting opened: Oct. 17
  • Election Day polls: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday
  • Statewide in-person voting: up 56% from 2022
  • Statewide mail ballots returned: nearly 78,000

Sources: Spectrum News Kansas City, KMBC, FOX4KC.com

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