AUSTIN, Texas — Early voting statewide and in key North Texas counties this year was down significantly from the 2018 midterm election, according to the Texas secretary of state.
Experts predict turnout to fall short of the record-smashing numbers four years ago, when former President Donald Trump was in the White House and voters were motivated to go to the polls as a repudiation of the Republican’s policies.
Turnout in Texas was 53% in 2018, but this year, it’s expected to be closer to the 35% who voted in 2014. Republican data analyst Derek Ryan predicted last weekend that this year’s total would be 36.5%.
