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Johnson County voters cast 189,114 advance ballots before Tuesday's election

The Daily Olathe teamFrom today’s edition · 1 min read · 2 sources

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If you voted early, you had plenty of company. Johnson County reported 189,114 advance votes by the time early voting closed at noon Monday, and most were cast in person. Statewide, more than 470,000 Kansans had voted as of Monday afternoon.

Most Johnson County advance votes were cast in person

Source: KMBC

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In person161.9K85.6%
By mail27,17914.4%

At the in Olathe, the city set out traffic cones to funnel cars along East Kansas City Road. Parking spaces still filled up in the last hour. Brianna Parker, who just turned 18, cast her ballot there Monday.

  • Early voting opened Oct. 17
  • Statewide advance voting: up 33% from the same point in 2022
  • Statewide in-person advance voting: up 56% from 2022
  • Election Day polls in Johnson County: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Statewide, Republicans cast the most advance votes by party registration

Source: KMBC

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Value
Republicans203.5K
Democrats192K
Unaffiliated and third-party74,700

Those statewide counts go by party registration, so they don't account for split tickets or crossover votes.

Sources: Spectrum News Kansas City, KMBC

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