Laurens County early voter tally nears 20% as early voting ends on Friday, October 30
Early voting ends on Friday, Oct. 31. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3.
There is less than a week to go before Georgians, and Americans overall, will select governors, secretaries of state, senators, attorneys general, state representatives, and more during the 2026 midterm elections. Election Day may be Tuesday, November 3, but early voting in Georgia ends on Friday, October 30.
In Laurens County, the voting numbers have risen steadily since the beginning of the early voting period two weeks ago. What was just under 10% early turnout following the first week, is now nearly 20% turnout after two weeks. As of Monday, October 26, 16% of the county’s voters have voted early.
The total number of early voters in Laurens County is now 5,754. That number includes 426 mail-in votes. More than half of the total number of overall votes (52%) came from voters 65 years old and older. The other highest total of votes, 28%, have come from voters ages 50-64.
At this juncture of the early voting period in comparison to the 2022 midterms, the overall participation is down by 8%, according to data from the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office. More than 6,200 Laurens County voters cast ballots in 2022.
Laurens County (population 51,000) has 35,954 registered voters, so there can be an expectation that the lines at polling places around the county, including in downtown Dublin, will have long lines. On Election Day, polling places across the state are scheduled to open at 7am and close at 7 pm.
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