Early voting in Virginia surges past 2022 midterm turnout with over 1.2 million ballots cast
More than 1.2 million early ballots were cast in Virginia as of Tuesday, Oct. 28. So far, more early ballots have been cast this year than during the entire 2022 midterm election. Some voters cited national politics, policy debates and the Trump administration as motivators for voting early. FAIRFAX, Va. - Virginians are turning out in record numbers ahead of Election Day, casting more early ballots than they did during the entire midterm election four years ago. According to data compiled by the Virginia Public Access Project, more than 1.2 million early ballots, specifically 1,256,823, had been cast across the Commonwealth as of Tuesday, Oct. 28. That already surpasses the entire early voting total from the 2022 midterm election, which closed just shy of 1 million at 976,558 ballots. The comparison represents an increase of nearly 30% in early ballots cast, with days still remaining…