Editor’s note: This story will be updated throughout early voting, which runs from Feb. 14-25 with the exception of Presidents Day on Feb. 21
Early voting is underway for the 2022 Texas primary elections. Voters can choose to vote in either the Democratic or Republican primaries to decide who will be on the November General Election ballot.
All 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and a third of the U.S. Senate seats are up for grabs. Bexar County voters will also vote in the gubernatorial race, decide a number of other state offices and choose a new County Judge.
There are 36 early voting sites in Bexar County and the nearly 1.2 million registered voters in the county can choose any of the voting sites, both during early voting and on Election Day.
Here are some other voting resources you may want to check out:
Here’s how, where to vote early in Bexar County for the 2022 Texas primary electionEverything to know about voting in the 2022 Texas Primary Election on March 12022 Democratic March Primary ballot for Bexar County2022 Republican March Primary ballot for Bexar County
For a list of all early voting locations and hours, click here.
Here are the lists of Bexar County polling locations that have seen the most and least amount of voters each day of early voting so far:
Tuesday, Feb. 15
Polling places had a bit of a boost on the second day of early voting. On Tuesday, 3,506 people voted in the Democratic primary and 3,102 voted in the Republican primary, according to the elections department.
So far, 12,426 total voters have cast a ballot during the early voting period.
Busiest polling locations on the second day of early voting:
Brookhollow Library, 465 votesSemmes Library, 419 votesGreat Northwest Library, 355 votesIgo Library, 326 votesMaverick Library, 319 votes
Least busy polling locations on the second day of early voting:
Our Lady of the Lake University, 13 votersTexas A&M (Mays Center), 26 votersPalo Alto College, 27 votersSomerset City Hall, 39 voters(tie) New Covenant Baptist Church, Cortez Library, 50 voters
Monday, Feb. 14
Maybe it was due to it being Valentine’s Day, but some may consider the first day of early voting to have been a little heartbreaking.
Early voting got off to a slow start Monday with 3,189 people voting in the Democratic primary and 2,629 voting in the Republican primary, according to the elections department.
At that pace, voters won’t have to wait in any long lines during the early voting period, but here is a list of the busiest and least busy sites.
Busiest polling locations on the first day of early voting:
Brook Hollow Library, 376 total votersGreat Northwest Library, 328 total votersMaverick Library, 322 total votersIgo Library, 286 total votersCody Library, 281 total voters
Least busy polling locations on the first day of early voting:
Our Lady of the Lake University, 14 total votersPalo Alto College, 21 total votersTexas A&M (Mays Center), 25 total votersCortez Library, 33 total votersUTSA (Bexar Room), 49 total voters — TIE with — Somerset City Hall, 49 total voters