Early voters break Bexar County record in first day on General Election 2016

Political signs line the entrance to Lions Field on Broadway as traffice was heavy at the popular voting location on the first day of early voting on Monday, Oct. 24, 2016. Some said the waiting time was one and a half hours. less Political signs line the entrance to Lions Field on Broadway as traffice was heavy at the popular voting location on the first day of early voting on Monday, Oct. 24, 2016. Some said the waiting time was one ... more Photo: Bob Owen, San Antonio Express-News Photo: Bob Owen, San Antonio Express-News Image 1 of / 68 Caption Close Early voters break Bexar County record in first day on General Election 2016 1 / 68 Back to Gallery

SAN ANTONIO — Some 35,431 people cast ballots on Monday, setting a Bexar County record for the first day of early voting in a presidential election.

The turnout Monday surpassed the county's previous record of 30,087 set in 2012, which topped the 29,119 votes in 2008 when President Barack Obama was first elected.



The tally didn't come near the county's single-day record of 45,375 votes that was set on the last day of early voting in 2012.

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An unprecedented number of voters — 1,040,590 — were registered in Bexar County as of Friday, with a larger, final number expected Monday.

Late last week, election officials were processing the last remaining voter registration applications that arrived in compliance with the Oct. 11 deadline.

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Early voting is open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. today at 43 locations around the San Antonio area, and 27 locations in area counties.

Bexar County Early Voting Numbers for 2016 General Election Bexar County residents cast a combined 436,731 early votes for the Tuesday, Nov. 8 General Election from Oct. 24-Nov. 4. Click on each polling place below to the total voters at the location for the last day of early voting, and the entire 12-day period.

BEXAR COUNTY EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS: