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Early Voting Surges in US Midterms with Over 43 Million Ballots Cast

Early voting turnout has surged past 43 million ballots, driven significantly by Hispanic voters and a sharp increase in Texas participation.

2 publishers · 2 articles · first seen 30 Oct 2026 · updated 2h ago

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How the odds moved · Immigration
0%50%100%1%29 Oct, 13:24 UTCnowFortune: More than 43 million Americans have already voted in the midterms — nearly 10 million more than in 2022 · 30 Oct, 13:40 UTCBBC News: More than 43 million ballots cast so far in midterms early voting surge · 30 Oct, 01:44 UTC

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The story so far

2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 30 Oct 2026. BBC News published first, on 30 October at 01:44 UTC; Fortune followed 11h 56m later. The most recent article, from Fortune, appeared on 30 October at 13:40 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: BBC News, Fortune.

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  • Immigration — the market puts it at 1%, with $1k traded in the last 24 hours, closing 6 Nov 2026. The market resolves to Yes if immigration is the top voter concern in the 2026 US House exit polls. It resolves to No if any other issue ranks higher. Readers often mistake the linked story about early voting for the actual resolution criteria, but only the exit poll data matters.

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  1. More than 43 million Americans have already voted in the midterms — nearly 10 million more than in 2022 Fortune
  2. More than 43 million ballots cast so far in midterms early voting surge BBC News

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