CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) – A record number of West Virginia voters have already voted in person in the Nov. 5 general election, according to a report released Monday by WV Secretary of State Mac Warner.

Early voting for the November 5 general election surpassed the previous early voting record for the 2020 general election.

According to Warner, a total of 332,081 voters nationwide have already cast their ballots as of Saturday evening. Early voters accounted for 310,421 of the ballots cast. 21,660 voters took part by postal vote. A total of 4,640 mail-in ballots have not yet been returned to the district administration.

A breakdown of early voting totals to date, including voter turnout by political party affiliation for each county, can be downloaded HERE.

A summary of the breakdown includes:

In-person voters = 310,421 (including Saturday's total)

• 91,978 Democrats
• 143,554 Republicans
• 329 Mountain Party
• 60.196 No party affiliation
• 1,547 libertarians
• 12,817 Other parties

Postal voters = 21,660 (as of Saturday)*

• 9,494 Democrats
• 7,993 Republicans
• 23 Mountain Party
• 3.273 No party affiliation
• 71 Libertarian
• 806 Other parties

*Mail-in ballots requested but NOT yet returned = 4,640

Across the state, 1,657 counties are open Tuesday. Polls are open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., and voters waiting in line at the end of the polls can vote. No campaigning or carrying campaign materials within 30 meters or within polling stations.

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