The national early in-person vote total is 12,276,469 as of 12:00 PM ET.
Posted by Speaker Mike Johnson, Checked
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Speaker Mike Johnson@SpeakerJohnsonOct 27, 2026The claimed national in-person early vote total of 12,276,469 is below every national in-person figure in the sources, which range from about 14.56 million (NewsCubby citing NBC, 11 a.m. ET Monday Oct 26) to 15.82 million (On Point, as of Oct 27).
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What we found
Contradicts. On Point reports 15,824,777 ballots cast in person nationally as of October 27, 2026 across 46 reporting states, well above the claimed 12,276,469.[1]
Contradicts. NBC News' tracker, as relayed by NewsCubby, showed 14,556,591 in-person ballots nationally as of its 11 a.m. ET update on Monday, October 26, which is also above the claimed figure.[2]
Context. NBC's headline tracker shows 18.1M in-person votes, but that figure covers only Senate battleground states, not the national total, so it does not support the claim.[3]
Context. State-level sources such as FundVoter (Florida, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania) give partial state totals only and do not address the national in-person count.[4]
Sources
4 sources: 3 not rated, 1 tier 2
- 12026 Early Vote Tracker: Ballots Cast by State | On Point ...onpointpolitics.us · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 2Early vote tracker: Where ballots stand 8 days before Nov. 3newscubby.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 3Tracking the 2026 Early Vote: Midterm Electionsnbcnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: context
- 4Early Voting Turnout, 2026 General Election | FundVoterfundvoter.org · not rated · cited for: context
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