By the numbers: 145K+ ballots cast early in Harris County runoff election as Republicans outpace Democrats

HOUSTON – It’s runoff Election Day in Harris County, and voters are heading back to the polls for yet another election cycle.

Harris County Clerk Teneshia Hudspeth shared key numbers and reminders as voters cast ballots Tuesday.

Here’s the runoff election “by the numbers” breakdown:

• More than 145,000 early voting ballots were cast ahead of Election Day in Harris County.
• More than 88,000 Republican voters cast ballots during early voting.
• More than 57,000 Democratic voters voted early.

There is only one location where voters can directly return a completed mail-in ballot on Election Day: 1019 Congress in downtown Houston.

Voters can also take their mail-in ballot to any county vote center, surrender it, and then vote in person instead.

This marks the eighth election held in the last eight months in Harris County, highlighting what election officials say has been an unusually busy voting cycle.

• Some Houston-area voters report ‘election fatigue’ as early voting begins in Texas runoff elections

There are more than 160 vote centers available across Harris County for Election Day voting. Voters can cast a ballot at any countywide vote center.

There are two key runoff voting rules voters should know:

• You can still vote in the runoff election even if you did not vote in the March 3 primary.
• If you did vote in the March 3 primary, Texas law requires you to vote in the same party’s runoff election.

Election officials say voters can find polling locations, wait times, sample ballots and more through HarrisVotes.com.

Voters with questions can contact the Harris County Elections hotline at 713-755-6965.