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Johnson County voters cast a record early vote before Election Day
Most Johnson County early votes were cast in person
Source: KMBC
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| Amount | Share | |
|---|---|---|
| In person | 161.9K | 85.6% |
| By mail | 27,179 | 14.4% |
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.
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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| Value | |
|---|---|
| Share of registered voters who had already voted | 40% |
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
