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Harris County breaks record for the first day of early voting with hours to go before polls close

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Voters wait near the entrance in a line that snakes around the corner of the building outside of the Trini Mendenhall Community Center as early voting begins Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020 in Houston, TX.
1of48Voters wait near the entrance in a line that snakes around the corner of the building outside of the Trini Mendenhall Community Center as early voting begins Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020 in Houston, TX.Photo: Michael Wyke/Contributor
People listen to Mayor Sylvester Turner speak during the march to the polls event to kick off early voting at Texas Southern University Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020 in Houston. The mayor has issued a voting challenge among TSU, Rice and the University of Houston.
2of48People listen to Mayor Sylvester Turner speak during the march to the polls event to kick off early voting at Texas Southern University Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020 in Houston. The mayor has issued a voting challenge among TSU, Rice and the University of Houston.Photo: Melissa Phillip, Staff photographer
People walk during the march to the polls event to kick off early voting at Texas Southern University Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020 in Houston. Mayor Sylvester Turner issued a voting challenge among TSU, Rice and the University of Houston.
3of48People walk during the march to the polls event to kick off early voting at Texas Southern University Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020 in Houston. Mayor Sylvester Turner issued a voting challenge among TSU, Rice and the University of Houston.Photo: Melissa Phillip, Staff photographer

It took about half a day for Harris County to match its record for the number of ballots cast on the first day of early voting.

The record was just under 68,000 people, set on the first day of the 2016 presidential election, according to the clerk’s office. The county hit that mark around 1:40 p.m. Tuesday, with more than five hours of voting left to go.

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“We've had a record first day of Early Voting in Harris County,” the clerk’s office said on Twitter.

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