Early voting has risen in many of the states that will decide control of the Senate, according to an Associated Press analysis.1,2
The Washington Times ran the analysis under the headline reporting the boost in early voting, but the full findings, including which states were measured and by how much turnout rose in each, were not included in the reports available for this story. The Washington Examiner reported that Georgia has reached 1 million early votes, a 12% increase since the 2022 elections.1,2
In Florida, early voting data cited by The New Republic showed Republicans still projected to win the state, but by a much smaller margin than in the last cycle. On the first day of early voting, Republicans led by a fraction of a percentage point, the magazine reported, compared with a 24.7-point lead at the same point in 2024.3
The same pattern held on the second day, according to data from VoteHub that The New Republic cited. Republicans were ahead by 2.4 percentage points on Tuesday, compared with 26.1 points at the same point in the 2024 race. VoteHub's Zachary Donnini wrote on X on Wednesday morning, "I expect this shift to narrow substantially, but yesterday was another decent day for Democrats in FL."3
The New Republic reported that more than 1.06 million ballots had been cast across Florida so far, with roughly 6.1 million remaining.3
The reports did not include comments from state election officials, campaigns or party leaders on the early vote figures, and it is not known from these reports what turnout patterns the AP analysis found in the other Senate battleground states.1,2,3
As of Wednesday, according to the figures The New Republic cited, roughly 6.1 million Florida ballots remained to be cast.3
