Texas Registered Voters Top 19 Million, a Record, as Early Voting Closes Ahead of Nov. 3
Secretary of State Robert Howden announced 19,041,684 registered voters in Texas - up 2.2 percent from 2024 - as the early voting period that began Oct. 19 closed Friday night.
Texas goes into Election Day with more registered voters than at any point in its history. Secretary of State Robert Howden announced that 19,041,684 Texans are registered for the November 3 General Election, a record for the state - an increase of 2.2 percent from the November 2024 General Election and 2 percent from the March 2026 Primary Election, his office said. The county-by-county table behind the announcement puts Dallas County at 1,493,955 registered voters, the second-largest roll in the state behind Harris County's 2,746,177.
The announcement bookends an early voting period that ran from Monday, October 19 through Friday, October 30, during which Texans could cast a ballot at any early voting location in their county of registration. Howden's office urged voters to rely on official information as they prepare to vote, pointing Texans to VoteTexas.gov for registration checks, polling locations and the list of acceptable forms of identification.
A record roll is not a turnout forecast: the registration count measures how many Texans are eligible to take part, not how many will, and it says nothing about how ballots will be marked. That answer starts Tuesday, when polls across Texas are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. for a ballot that includes the U.S. Senate and governor's races, congressional and legislative contests, judicial races and county offices.