Early voting is up 69 percent in Kansas, 41 percent in Maine, and 24 percent in Iowa.
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The Parnas PerspectiveOct 26, 2026
The claimed figures (Kansas 69%, Maine 41%, Iowa 24%) match a New York Times analysis of state election records through Oct. 22, as reported by The Hill and others before the Oct. 26 post. However, an AP analysis published Oct.
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… The national total is at 29.9 million mail-in and early in-person ballots, compared with just 15 million at a similar point in 2022. The jump is largely, is especially large, in Republican-leaning states with competitive Senate races. Early voting is up 69% in Kansas, 41% in Maine, 24% in Iowa. In Texas, 4.5 million ballots have been cast, compared with 3 million to this point in 2022. Michigan has already surpassed a million ballots. …
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Contradicts. An AP analysis of early voting two weeks before Election Day reported Iowa early voting down about 6% from the same period in 2022, conflicting with the NYT-based 24% increase for Iowa.[2]
Contradicts. The AP analysis reported Kansas early voting more than doubled and Maine up 39%, which differ from the NYT figures of 69% and 41% for the same states at a similar time.[2][3]
Supports. The Hill's Oct. 26 newsletter reports a New York Times analysis of state election records through Thursday showing early voting up 69% in Kansas, 41% in Maine and 24% in Iowa.[4][5][6][7]
Context. Later AP reporting from Oct. 30 shows Kansas up 34% and Maine up 44%, a different snapshot that does not directly test the Oct. 26 claim.[1][8]
Context. Experts note that not every state records party affiliation and that mail-ballot timing can complicate cross-cycle comparisons, so the measure used affects the figures.[7]
Sources
8 sources: 1 fact-checker, 5 not rated, 1 tier 1, 1 tier 2
- 1Early voting jumps as millions more Americans vote ahead ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2Voter turnout is soaring in some key states, AP analysis ...whio.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 3Early voting seeing strong turnout in Kansasliberalfirst.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 4Trump takes blow in Brazil; faces new challenge ...thehill.com · tier 1 · cited for: supports
- 5Early voting surges in battleground states as Democrats outpace GOP gainsksnt.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Early voting surges in battleground states as Democrats ...borderreport.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 7Early Voting Surges as Expert Says Republicans Are 'Not as ...ibtimes.co.uk · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 8Early voting jumps across Senate battlegrounds as millions ...pbs.org · tier 2 · cited for: context
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