Midlothian Conference Center led first-day turnout with 2,675 voters, followed by Waxahachie’s Old High School with 2,268 and Red Oak Municipal Center with 1,718, according to the Ellis County Elections Department.
Another 865 people voted at the Ellis County Sub-Courthouse in Ennis, while 388 cast ballots at the Palmer ISD Annex Building.
The county also reported 967 returned mail ballots, eight provisional ballots and 16 limited ballots. That brought its reported overall total to 8,905, or 5.60% of the county’s 159,076 registered voters.
Early voting runs through Friday, October 30. Polls are open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. October 19–23, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, October 24, and 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, October 25.
During the final week, October 26–30, polls are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Election Day is Tuesday, November 3.
Nearly 8,000 People Vote on Ellis County’s First Day of Early Voting
Ellis County voters cast 7,914 ballots in person Monday, October 19, as early voting opened for the November 3 General and Special Election.
