2,895 vote in Taylor County on final early day; 2022 total falls short of 2018

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Early voting for the Nov. 8 general election ended Friday with 2,895 turning out to vote in person in Taylor County.

That brought the 12-day total to 24,952.

That total fell short of 2018, though numbers improved over the course of early voting.

Friday marked the seventh straight day that a daily total in this election surpassed the comparable day in 2018.

In 2018, 2,562 voted on the final day, and the 12-day total was 26,121.

Election 2022
Election 2022

After five days, the 2022 votes totaled 11,614, and was 3,068 votes behind 2018's 14,682.

But then the current totals began topping those four years ago. Over the final eight days, 13,338 voted compared 11,439 in 2018.

The improvement was 1,899 votes, but not enough to make up for the slower start.

The biggest daily voting total was Friday.

On Day 2 of this year, 2,580 voted. In 2018, 3,486 voted on the second day.

Here are the final seven days, comparing the two elections:

  • Day 6: 1,665 (2022), 1,619 (2018)

  • Day 7: 744 (2022), 578 (2018)

  • Day 8: 1,995 (2022), 1,891 (2018)

  • Day 9: 2,057 (2022), 1,842 (2018)

  • Day 10: 1,901 (2022), 1,035 (2018)

  • Day 11: 2,081 (2022) 1,912 (2018)

  • Day 12: 2,895 (2022), 2,562 (2018)

Where to vote Tuesday in Taylor County

  • Abilene City Hall 555 Walnut St., East Entrance – Main Lobby

  • Beltway Park Church North Campus, 2850 State Highway 351

  • Buffalo Gap Church of Christ, 741 Litel St., Buffalo Gap, Fellowship Hall

  • Cesar Chavez Recreation Center, 2250 Ambler Ave., Gym

  • Church of Christ– South 11th & Willis, 3333 South 11th St., West Building, multi-purpose room

  • First Baptist Church – Merkel, 307 Locust St., Merkel, Family Life Center

  • First Baptist Church – Tuscola, 632 Kent St., Tuscola, Family Life Center

  • Hillcrest Church of Christ, 650 East Ambler Ave., Gym

  • Lawn Baptist Church, 518 Avenue D, Lawn, Family Life Center

  • New Beginnings United Pentecostal, 5535 Buffalo Gap Road, Main Foyer

  • Oldham Lane Church of Christ, 5049 Oldham Lane, Special Events Room

  • River of Life Church, 539 U.S. Highways 83/84, Main Foyer

  • Southern Hills Church of Christ, 3666 Buffalo Gap Road, Foyer at Main Sanctuary

  • Taylor County Plaza, 400 Oak St., Suite 101-A

  • Thomas Elementary School, 1240 Lakeside Drive, Gym

  • Tye Industrial Park Small Business Incubator, 649 Scott St., Tye, Suite 215

  • View Baptist Church, 250 Boynton Road, Fellowship Hall

  • Westminster Presbyterian Church, 4515 South 14th St., Gym

  • Woodlawn Baptist Church, 922 Woodlawn Drive, Multi-Purpose Room

  • Zion Lutheran Church 2801 Antilley Road, Large Fellowship Hall

This article originally appeared on Abilene Reporter-News: 2,895 vote in Taylor County on final early day; total short of 2018