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Early voting for the midterm election has started in Texas, and 31,153 voters made their way to Bexar County’s 51 early voting polling locations on Wednesday.
In the first three days of early voting, 95,088 people have cast a ballot in this county.
Voters can choose any of the polling sites during early voting, but data from the elections office shows some locations were busier than others.
This midterm season, more than 1.2 million registered voters in Bexar County are making decisions on the local to the federal level, as there are cities with charter amendments and school districts with bond elections. You can see the full Bexar County ballot here.
If haven’t had a chance to vote early, you can do so until Nov. 4, or on Election Day on Nov. 8. See a list of early voting locations below.
The busiest voting sites:
There were 10 polling centers with more than 1,000 voters each on Wednesday and nine of the 10 were libraries. These were the busiest polling places on Wednesday:
- Encino Branch Library - 1,519
- Brookhollow Library - 1,510
- Maverick Library - 1,226
- Semmes Library - 1,224
- Igo Library - 1,223
- Parman Library @ Stone Oak - 1,198
- Great Northwest Library - 1,171
- Cody Library - 1,136
- Tobin Library @ Oakwell - 1,027
- Northwest Vista College (Pecan Hall) - 1,023
The least busy voting sites:
There were two polling places with fewer than 100 voters on Wednesday. The Frank Garrett Multi-Service Center had 86 voters on Wednesday, and Elmendorf City Hall saw 95 voters.
Below is the full list of Bexar County polling locations with the total number of voters at each on the first day of early voting. Mail-in ballots, which are expected to increase significantly this election year due to the pandemic, are not included in these figures.
Here’s what you need to know about voting early:
Registered voters can vote at any polling site during the early voting period from Oct. 24 to Nov. 4, or vote at any polling site on Election Day on Nov. 8.
Some voters may be eligible to vote by mail. (You can read more about absentee/mail voting here.)
For the Nov. 8 election, the last day to register to vote in Texas was Oct. 11.
If you’re not sure if you’re registered, you can click here to check.
There will be 51 polling places open daily throughout the early voting period.
Early Voting Hours:
- Monday, Oct, 24 through Friday, Oct. 28 - 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Saturday, Oct. 29 - 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Sunday, Oct. 30 - Noon to 6 p.m.
- Monday, Oct. 31 through Friday, Nov. 4 - 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Early voting locations in Bexar County:
- Bexar County Elections Department: 1103 S. Frio (DEAFLINK available for the hearing impaired)
- Bexar County Justice Center (Basement): 300 Dolorosa (Closes at 6 p.m. daily. Not open on Saturday or Sunday.)
- Brookhollow Library: 530 Heimer Road
- Castle Hills City Hall (community room): 209 Lemonwood Drive
- Christian Family Baptist Church: 1589 Grosenbacher
- Claude Black Center: 2805 East Commerce
- Cody Library: 11441 Vance Jackson
- Old Converse City Hall: 405 S. Seguin Road
- Copernicus Community Center: 5003 Lord Road
- Cortez Library: 2803 Hunter Boulevard
- East Central ISD Boardroom: 6634 New Sulphur Springs Rd.
- Elmendorf City Hall: 8304 FM 327
- Encino Park Library: 2515 East Evans Road
- Frank Garrett Multi-Center: 1226 NW 18th St.
- Great Northwest Library: 9050 Wellwood
- Guerra Branch Library: 7978 W. Military Drive
- Helotes City Hall: 12951 Bandera Road
- John Igo Library: 13330 Kyle Seale Parkway
- Johnston Library: 6307 Sun Valley Drive
- Kirby City Hall: 112 Bauman St.
- Las Palmas Library: 515 Castroville Road
- Leon Valley Conference Center: 6421 Evers Road
- Lion’s Field: 2809 Broadway
- Maury Maverick, Jr. Library: 8700 Mystic Park
- McCreless Library: 1023 Ada St.
- Mission Library: 3134 Roosevelt Ave.
- Northside Activity Center: 7001 Culebra Road
- Northwest Vista College (Pecan Hall): 3535 N. Ellison Drive
- Olmos Park City Hall: 120 El Prado W.
- Our Lady Of The Lake University Library: 411 SW 24th St.
- Palo Alto College (Ozuna Library Rm. 102): 1400 W. Villaret Blvd.
- Parman Library: 20735 Wilderness Oak St.
- Precinct 1 Satellite Office: 3505 Pleasanton
- Precinct 3 Satellite Office: 320 Interpark Blvd.
- San Antonio Community College (Victory Center): 1802 N. Main
- Schaefer Library: 6322 US Hwy 87 E.
- Semmes Branch Library @ Comanche Lookout Park: 15060 Judson Road
- Shavano Park City Hall Lobby: 900 Saddletree Court
- Somerset City Hall: 7360 E. 6th Street
- Southside ISD Administration Building: 1460 Martinez-Losoya
- St. Mary’s University: 1 Camino Santa Maria
- St. Paul Community Center: 1201 Donaldson Ave.
- Texas A&M University Mays Center: One University Way
- Thousand Oaks/El Sendero Library: 4618 Thousand Oaks
- Tobin Library: 4134 Harry Wurzbach
- Universal City Library: 100 Northview Drive
- UTSA Bexar Room: 1 UTSA Circle
- Van Raub Elementary (Rock House): 8776 Dietz Elkhorn
- Windcrest Takas Park Civic Center: 9310 Jim Seal Drive
- Wonderland Mall Of The Americas (Lower Level, A-17): 4522 Fredericksburg Road
- Woodlawn Pointe Center for Community: 702 Donaldson Ave.