Approximately 30 million Americans have already voted in the current election cycle.
Posted by Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov, Checked
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Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica TarlovOct 27, 2026
As of October 26-27, 2026, sources citing the University of Florida Election Lab report more than 30 million Americans had already voted, so the claim holds for its checking date of 2026-10-27.
This claim is about the present, so it is judged as of the day it was checked.
What was said
… Oh, no. Were you blinded by her butt, and so you couldn't think of anything else? I did not see that coming. Meanwhile, Obama is out campaigning for Democrats, mocking Trump's gold heavy White House renovations. But beyond the celebrity cameos, around 30 million Americans have already voted, and Democrats are making up a larger share of early voters in key Senate races. At the same time, Trump is suing states over election rules, and threatening election officers, and offering 1 million for tip offs that lead to voter fraud convictions. …
Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. A fact-check piece published October 26 reports that, per the University of Florida's Election Lab, 30 million Americans had already voted ahead of the 2026 midterms.[2]
Supports. A October 27 report says more than 30 million Americans had already cast their votes in the US elections, matching the claim's timing.[3]
Supports. A journal report from October 28 says more than 34 million Americans had voted early, consistent with the roughly 30 million level a day earlier and with steady growth.[4]
Context. Later tier-1 reporting shows the count rising quickly, with BBC reporting more than 43 million ballots by October 29 and AP reporting 54.4 million advance ballots by November 1-2; these figures post-date the claim and do not contradict it.[1][5]
Sources
5 sources: 1 fact-checker, 3 not rated, 1 tier 1
- 1How many Americans have already voted in the 2026 midterm ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2What early voting numbers tell us about the midterm electionabc6onyourside.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 3Pivotal US elections begin amid a wave of accusationsb92.net · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4More than 34M Americans have voted early in midtermsjournalrecord.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5More than 43 million ballots cast so far in midterms early voting surgebbc.com · tier 1 · cited for: context
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