More than 27,500 Grayson County voters cast ballots in person during the first eight days of early voting, according to daily check-in reports posted by the county's Election Administration office, and three days remain before early voting closes Friday.
The county's reports list 27,583 in-person check-ins from Monday, Oct. 19, through Monday, Oct. 26. Separate daily lists of mail ballots received by the office add 1,420 more through Oct. 26, for a combined total of 29,003. Reports for Tuesday, Oct. 27, had not been posted as of early Wednesday.
Day by day
Turnout was heaviest on opening day and has tapered since, according to the county's figures:
- Monday, Oct. 19: 5,497
- Tuesday, Oct. 20: 4,831
- Wednesday, Oct. 21: 4,211
- Thursday, Oct. 22: 3,687
- Friday, Oct. 23: 3,888
- Saturday, Oct. 24: 1,778
- Sunday, Oct. 25 (shortened hours): 962
- Monday, Oct. 26: 2,729
Where people voted
The Election Administration office at 115 W. Houston St. in Sherman, which the county lists as its main voting location, has been the busiest site. The reports count 7,317 check-ins there plus 1,301 at a separate lobby station labeled ADA, for 8,618 in all. Next were the Denison sub-courthouse (5,336), Grayson College's South Campus in Van Alstyne (4,572) and Whitesboro City Hall (3,551).
The remaining sites were St. John the Apostle Episcopal Church in Pottsboro (2,581), Bells Church of Christ (1,070), the Howe Police Department (957) and Grayson College's main campus in Denison (898).
KTEN, which reported the strong turnout Tuesday, said Grayson County's in-person total equaled about 27% of registered voters. The station also reported 5,817 ballots cast in neighboring Fannin County, roughly 24% of about 24,700 registered voters there. Voters interviewed by KTEN described long lines Monday.
