Harris Count's record 2026 election turnout: The numbers explained

Houston Chronicle · Aileen Clarke, R.A. Schuetz · 2026-11-03 22:22 UTC

Harris County has already broken its midterm voting record, with nearly 1.4 million votes cast. Explore the data.

Harris County has broken its midterm voting record, with over 1,391,000 votes cast, according to the Harris County Clerk's office. The previous record was about 1,219,000 votes cast in the 2018 midterm.

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No matter where Harris County ballots are cast, they're opened, checked and counted at a warehouse by Bush Intercontinental Airport. The count goes on under the watchful eye of hundreds of clerk’s office workers, as well as security cameras that capture all of the areas where people are tabulating the election. Officials expect a long night ahead.

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