ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland officials say the state saw a record number of voters casting ballots early.
Media outlets report more than 800,000 people had turned out at polls by the time early voting ended Thursday evening. That’s more than the 430,500 Marylanders who voted early during the 2012 presidential election.
The record turnout means more than 20 percent of the state’s registered voters will have cast ballots before Election Day on Tuesday.
Democrats outnumber Republicans 2-1 in Maryland. Democrats have cast about three times as many ballots as Republicans. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is expected to win easily in the state.
Republican Gov. Larry Hogan has said he won’t be voting for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. He’s just the second elected Republican governor in the past half-century in Maryland.
In D.C., it’s the last day for early voting in the District of Columbia.
Early voting is open until 7 p.m.
There are nine locations around the city where residents can vote. Same-day registration is also available at all early voting centers.
Check how long the wait to vote is in D.C.
Virginia does not have early voting, but the number of people registered to vote is setting a record, at more than 5.6 million.
“The numbers this year certainly are higher than they’ve ever been,” Edgardo Cortés, commissioner of the Virginia Department of Elections, tells WTOP.
“We’ve had a lot of people updating their address and making sure their information is current and up-to-date,.
The Virginia Department of Elections says 383, 670 Virginians have registered to vote so far this year. Cortés said the increase in registration is being seen all over the state.
WTOP’s Nick Iannelli contributed to this story.
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