More than 137,000 Montgomery County voters have already cast ballots in the November 3 Joint Election, according to unofficial daily early voting counts released by the county. Through Tuesday, October 27, a total of 137,255 ballots had been counted: 129,395 cast in person at the county’s early voting sites and 7,860 returned by mail. Turnout was heaviest on opening day, Monday, October 19, when 18,837 voters cast ballots. Daily totals stayed between about 14,300 and 17,000 through the week, dipped to 9,209 on Sunday, October 25, and rebounded to 17,065 on Monday and 16,136 on Tuesday. The Woodlands site has been the busiest early voting location with 19,623 voters, followed by Willis with 18,138, Montgomery with 13,846, the Magnolia Event Center with 13,375, Conroe with 12,832, Mitchell with 12,347, East County with 12,178 and Spring Creek with 11,624. Magnolia has seen 9,251 voters and Splendora 5,800, and 381 ballots were cast under limited voting. As early voting heads into its final days, Texas Governor Greg Abbott is scheduled to visit Montgomery today, Wednesday, October 28, for a Get-Out-the-Vote event at 10:30 a.m. at the Old Montgomery Steakhouse in downtown Montgomery, part of ongoing campaign and voter turnout efforts in the county. Early voting continues through Friday, October 30, and Election Day is Tuesday, November 3. Voters can find early voting locations, hours and sample ballots through the Montgomery County Elections Office.
