Early voting ends with light turnout at polls, thousands of mail-in ballots so far

Turnout was light after a week of early voting at voting centers around the state, but the state was still on track to have more early in-person voting than four years ago, on top of more than 165,000 mail-in ballots already received.

By: William J. Ford

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: June 19, 2026

Words: 718

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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Most of the people who strolled in to the South County Senior Activity Center in Anne Arundel County Thursday morning were there for center activities, but some showed up to vote at the early voting center there, part of a light but steady turnout as a week of early voting wrapped up.

On the first seven days of early voting, more than 138,387 people cast their ballots, according to the Maryland State Board of Elections, …

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