Early Voting Surges in Oklahoma: Comanche County Leads the State as Midterms Near

More than 110,000 Oklahomans have already cast their ballots in person ahead of Tuesday’s midterm election, according to the State Election Board, and a little over half of the 65,151 mail-in ballots sent to voters have been returned. Statewide, Republicans account for 53,243 early votes compared to 46,674 for Democrats, with independents at 13,410 and Libertarians at 401.

Comanche County stands out from the rest of Oklahoma. Local early voters are leaning heavily Democratic, 54.9% to 30.9%, and the county has the highest share of early voters in the state. Lawton residents like longtime straight-ticket Democratic voter Richard Blake told The Lawton Constitution that national politics is weighing on their minds, even with no presidential race on the ballot this year.

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3rd, with polls open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. About 2.4 million Oklahomans are registered to vote, and anyone in line when polls close still gets to cast a ballot. Have you already voted, or are you heading to the polls Tuesday? Let us know on our Facebook page.