In the sheriff's race, 52% of Sussex votes came before Election Day
In the countywide sheriff's race, 47% of votes came during early voting and 5% by absentee ballot. Election Day was 48%. Statewide turnout was 47.49%.
Look at the countywide sheriff's race, a contest every Sussex voter could vote in. It was unopposed, and these are votes cast in that one race, not total ballots. Of 69,404 votes cast in it, 33,287 came on Election Day, 32,472 came during early voting and 3,645 came by absentee ballot. Add early and absentee together and 52% of those votes were cast before Election Day.
Election Day: 33,287 · Early voting: 32,472 · Absentee: 3,645 · Total: 69,404
Statewide, 384,862 of Delaware's 810,407 registered voters cast a ballot, a turnout of 47.49%, according to the Delaware Department of Elections. The figures are unofficial until the state certifies them.
Want to skip the Election Day line next time? Delaware's early voting runs for about 10 days before each general election. Sites and hours are posted at elections.delaware.gov.
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