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Arizona's midterm drew more than 1.6 million early ballots and a busy Election Day in Maricopa County
Arizona voters cast more than 1.6 million early ballots
- 1.6 million+
- early ballots cast statewide
- 250,000
- Election Day voters Maricopa County expected
- 254
- Phoenix-area vote centers opened at 6 a.m.
- 1 million+
- mail-in ballots tabulated before Election Day
Sources: KVOA, KTAR News 92.3 FM, AZ Family
If you're catching up on Tuesday's midterm, start with turnout. More than 1.6 million early ballots were cast statewide, and turnout was outpacing 2022. Maricopa County expected about 250,000 people to vote Tuesday, plus another 250,000 early ballots dropped off at polling places.
All 254 Phoenix-area vote centers opened on time at 6 a.m. With more than an hour before the 7 p.m. close, FOX 10 counted more than 211,000 voters in Maricopa County, where waits topped 50 minutes, and checked the lines at Arizona State University. KTAR's live blog put the count at more than 256,000 voters served.
Election Day ran from a 6 a.m. opening to a 7 p.m. close
- 6 a.m.All 254 Phoenix-area vote centers opened as scheduled on Nov. 3.
- 10:30 a.m.The county reported a high volume of voters at Chandler-Gilbert Community College.
- 11:30 a.m.The county's map showed a 45-minute wait and more than 120 voters at Chandler-Gilbert.
- 5:55 p.m.FOX 10 reported more than 211,000 voters in Maricopa County.
- 7 p.m.Polls were scheduled to close across Arizona.
Sources: FOX 10 Phoenix, KTAR News 92.3 FM
- Chandler-Gilbert Community College: 45-minute wait, 120-plus voters at 11:30 a.m.
- Brophy McGee: waits stayed below 10 minutes at 254-plus sites
Not every line moved. Voters at Chandler-Gilbert Community College reported printer trouble, and the county pointed them to Tumbleweed Recreation Center in Chandler or a church on Catalina Street in Gilbert. Still, Board of Supervisors Chair Kate Brophy McGee called the day a “flawless execution”.
