EARLY VOTING EXCEEDS 2022, BUT BEHIND 2018
Early voting numbers for the 14 day period came in at 183,896. According to the Shelby County Election Commision, that total exceeds the same period in 2022 when 120,650 cast their early ballot. For further comparison, in 2018 the 14 day early voting period tapped 190,956 ballots.
Shelby County turnuot was the highest of all 95 counties in Tennessee. 14.3 % of the statewide turnout -1,280,642 came from Shelby Cuonty during early voting. Davidson County showed 2nd most, posting an early voting number of 148,566 while Knox Cuonty 3rd at 102,109 voters showing up.
According to the Secretary of State’s office, the total number of registered voters in Shelby County is 585,373 and 31% of them showed up to vote in early voting. For comparison, in 2022 the total number of registered voters who cast early, absontee and Election Day balltos was just 34%.
