Nearly 408K absentee ballots cast ahead of election with Wisconsin Supreme Court race
Nearly 408,000 people have already cast their ballots ahead of next week’s election, which includes the high-profile Wisconsin Supreme Court race. The number of people choosing early, in-person voting is nearly double what it was during the state’s last Supreme Court race — with Waukesha County currently leading Milwaukee and Dane counties in early votes.
As of Tuesday, clerks across Wisconsin had received about 140,000 more absentee ballots than they did ahead of the 2023 state Supreme Court election, according to data from the state’s elections commission. That works out to an increase of more than 52 percent year to year.
Notably, the number of people casting early, in-person absentee ballots has jumped by nearly 95 percent. The most recent data shows 200,202 people have voted early this year, compared to 102,894 at the same point two years ago.
The numbers show more people, particularly those in Republican-leaning counties, have been banking their votes ahead of election day. In-person, early voting continues through Sunday, and absentee ballots sent by mail will be counted through election day.
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