Thousands of voters cast ballots in Harris County Tuesday morning as polls remained open across Texas for runoff elections.
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — Thousands of voters have already cast ballots in Harris County as polls remain open across Texas for Election Day, according to county election officials.
Officials said turnout had been steady throughout the morning on Tuesday, with more than 13,000 voters casting ballots within the first three hours after polls opened at 7 a.m.
According to Harris County election officials, nearly 6,000 of those voters participated in the Democratic runoff, while a little more than 7,000 voted in the Republican runoff.
Election officials also said more than 145,000 people voted during early voting last week. Of those voters, more than 88,000 were Republicans and more than 57,000 were Democrats.
More than 160 polling locations are open across Harris County on Tuesday, and officials said no major issues or delays had been reported as of late morning.
Voters have until 7 p.m. to cast their ballots. Officials said anyone who is in line by 7 p.m. will still be allowed to vote.
County leaders are also reminding voters who requested mail-in ballots that they still have options if they have not yet turned them in.
“If you go to a vote center, you can provide the mail ballot to surrender that mail ballot and cast a regular ballot. If you don’t go to a vote center, you can go to 1019 Congress to actually provide your ballot to be counted,” Harris County Clerk Teneshia Hudspeth said.
Election officials are encouraging voters to double-check their polling location before heading to the polls and to bring an approved form of photo identification to avoid delays during check-in.
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