Republican-history voters accounted for 53.2% of voters in Lubbock County's first two days of early voting, according to a turnout classification table provided to the Chronicle. The table covers October 19 and 20 and identifies voters by prior voting history, not by their choices in this election.
Early voting by prior voting history
History classification | Monday | Tuesday | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
Republican | 4,475 | 4,838 | 9,313 |
Democrat | 3,175 | 2,502 | 5,677 |
Swing | 912 | 1,008 | 1,920 |
Never / New | 293 | 290 | 583 |
Total | 8,855 | 8,638 | 17,493 |
The Republican-history category leads the Democratic-history category by 3,636 voters, or about 20.8 percentage points of the classified two-day total. The Republican-history count increased by 363 from Monday to Tuesday, while the Democratic-history count declined by 673. These trends do not establish how voters cast their ballots or predict a result.
A separate historical turnout report from Lubbock County Elections Administrator Troy Havard lists 17,490 votes in the first two days, three fewer than the 17,493 in the voter-history classification table. The county historical report shows 11,528 in the first two days of 2022 and 18,297 in 2018. The 2026 historical total is 51.7% above 2022 and 4.4% below 2018. The three-voter discrepancy remains unresolved, most likely due to a reporting error between the County and the State.
Source: Lubbock County Elections turnout report and Texas Secretary of State; and accompanying voting-history classification provided to the Chronicle.
Analysis disclaimer: This analysis is based on available voting-history data and is subject to error, incomplete data and subsequent revisions. It is provided for informational purposes only. Prior voting-history categories do not reveal an individual's party affiliation or how that person voted in the current election.
Your ballot is secret: Your exact votes are private and cannot be determined from government-provided voter participation or voting-history information supplied to the Lubbock Chronicle or others. Records may show whether someone voted, but not their ballot selections.
Find dates, voting locations and the map in the Chronicle's early voting guide. For information on election administration, visit Lubbock County Elections.
2026 Lubbock County Sample Ballot
The Lubbock Chronicle created this countywide sample ballot as an informational resource. It is not an official ballot, and your precinct-specific ballot may differ.
