HOUSTON – Many Houston area residents tell KPRC 2 they had to wait in line when trying to vote early this week; a sign many people are choosing to participate in the democratic process early!

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We checked the numbers, and so far, in just the first couple of days of early voting in Harris County, a total of 242,000 people showed up to vote. That is very close to the early votes cast during the first two days of the 2020 election when 243,686 people voted by the second day.

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As for how that looks statewide, the Texas Secretary of State shared on X that about 870,728 people came out to vote in person on the first day of early voting.

Early voting runs through Friday, November 1. As of March, more than 2.6 million Harris County residents are registered to vote.