MADISON COUNTY — Voter traffic at polling places across Madison County has been steady on Election Day, County Clerk Linda Andreas said Nov. 3, 2026, with voters still able to cast ballots until 7 p.m.

Andreas, who has been visiting polling places, said she thought some voters tried to get ahead of the damp weather by voting in the morning.

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“It looks steady everywhere I been,” she said.

The Election Day activity follows strong early voting. Andreas said early voting had broken records and that, as of about 1 p.m. the previous day, more than 12% of the county’s voting population had voted early. That figure did not include mail ballots, she said.

Andreas said counting and closing procedures will begin after polls close at 7 p.m. Election judges must count ballots, run tabulator tapes and complete other closing tasks, a process that can take up to an hour with experienced judges.

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The first results released will include early voting and mail ballots, followed by precinct results as they arrive, Andreas said.

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