More than 800,000 Tennesseans have cast their ballot
(The Center Square) – The latest numbers from the Tennessee Secretary of State's office show that 820,587 Tennesseans have voted early in the first five days of voting.
The numbers are still less than 2020 numbers, when 910,802 cast their ballots in the first five days a 9.91% decrease. More voters used absentee ballots in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This year, 51,665 voters submitted an absentee ballot compared to 144,558 in 2020. The number of in-person voting is higher than four years ago, with 768,910 visiting a local polling place in 2024 and 766,244 doing so in 2020.
Dekalb County, located in the central part of the state, has the highest increase in early voter turnout when compared to 2020 at 31.5%. Shelby County is reporting a decrease in early voting from the same time period of 37.32%.
Statewide, Tennesseans are deciding if they will back U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn for a second term. She is being challenged by state Rep. Gloria Johnson, D-Knoxville. Pamela Moses, who is running as an independent, received 5% of the vote.
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