More people have already voted in Texas—four days before Election Day—than the total number who voted in the 2016 election. Over 9 million already have voted in the state, compared to slightly under 9 million in 2016, which at the time was a record turnout. The numbers, collected by the U.S. Elections Project, underscore the expectation of a historic turnout this year.
Another state that has already surpassed its 2016 turnout is Hawaii, where more than 450,000 have voted so far. A number of other states are on the trajectory to surpass their 2016 totals before election day.
