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Early voting is underway in D.C., Maryland and Virginia in this historic presidential election cycle.
More than a million people have voted in early voting centers with high turnout even during the weekends.
Here is the early voting turnout so far:
Maryland
Virginia
In Montgomery County, Maryland, 69,712 voters have cast a ballot in-person so far, while 63,258 have done so in Prince George’s County.
“I think that Marylanders are excited and wanted to participate in this election,” Maryland State Administrator of Elections Jared DeMarinis said, adding that at its current pace, 500,000 voters will cast an early ballot before Election Day.
What voters are saying
“I look at it as an obligation to vote. A lot of people sacrificed a lot of things for us to have this opportunity to vote,” Elizabeth Goodloe-Vaughn, of Riverdale, Maryland, said. She voted on Oct. 27, at the College Park Community Center, where a steady stream of voters filed in throughout the day.
Jared Lucero, 18, said he was glad to cast his first ballot in a presidential election.
“I’m pretty excited … I’m just glad that I’m here to vote and feel like I have a voice in the government,” Lucero said, encouraging other young people to vote, “I just say do it … I feel like there should be more young voices.”
Another first-time voter among those casting ballots in College Park was Luis Mendoza.
- Virginia’s 2024 election voter guide
- DC’s 2024 election voter guide
- Maryland’s 2024 election voter guide
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“I just became a citizen last year … It’s very exciting but it’s also a big responsibility, I think, because this is a very important election,” Mendoza said.
Maryland’s eight days of early voting will end on Halloween this year, while Virginia, which opened early voting Sept. 20, suspends early voting Nov. 2. D.C.’s early voting will run until Nov 3.
WTOP’s Kyle Cooper contributed to this report.
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