CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — More than 33,000 ballots were cast on the first day of early voting in West Virginia, according to estimates from Secretary of State Mac Warner’s Office.
According to Warner (R-WV), around 33,672 ballots were cast. His office said the first day of early voting this year has “far surpassed” recent elections.
Putnam County Clerk Brian Wood said his county shattered its single-day voting record with 1,350 ballots cast. The highest on record for the county is 1,200 on the last Saturday in 2016, according to Secretary Warner’s Office.
“Confidence is high in our election systems here in West Virginia,” said Secretary Warner. “On Wednesday, our clerks were ready. Our poll workers were ready. And the voters were ready to go to the polls.”
Other counties that saw high voter turnout for the first day of early voting included Harrison County with a single location seeing more than 1,200 ballots cast, and Monongalia County with 3,000 early in-person voters voting.
Early voting started on Oct. 23 and will end on Nov. 2. If you are looking for a place to vote and when they are open, click here.
