District of Columbia early vote

116,019 early ballots cast, current to Nov 2

Every report so far

5 reports from District of Columbia Board of Elections, Oct 26 to Nov 2.

+12,025 since the Nov 1 report (1 day).

Early in person 0 · Mail returned +12,025

Oct 26: 50,653Oct 29: 77,480Oct 30: 88,113Nov 1: 103,994Nov 2: 116,019116,019Oct 26Nov 2

Each change is since Washington, D.C.'s previous report, which may cover more than one day. Days without a report are left out, not filled in.

All early ballots in Washington, D.C., by report, newest first, with the change since the previous report
ReportTotal so farChange
Nov 2by handnote 6, 2116,019+12,025since Nov 1, 1 day
Nov 1by handnote 5, 2103,994+15,881since Oct 30, 2 days
Oct 30by handnote 4, 288,113+10,633since Oct 29, 1 day
Oct 29by handnote 3, 277,480+26,827since Oct 26, 3 days
Oct 26by handnote 1, 250,653First report
  1. Note 1: The District of Columbia Board of Elections posts three 'Voted ballots received' reports on its home page: by mail ballot drop box, in person at Early Vote Centers, and by U.S. Postal Service. Mail ballots returned is the drop box report total (23,038, through October 26) plus the Postal Service report total (24,254, through October 25; that report had no figure yet for October 26). Early in-person ballots are the Early Vote Center report total for the first day of early voting, October 26 (3,361). Total is the sum of the three.
  2. Note 2: Every registered DC voter is mailed a ballot, so there is no mail ballots requested figure.
  3. Note 3: The District of Columbia Board of Elections posts three 'Voted ballots received' reports on its home page: by mail ballot drop box, in person at Early Vote Centers, and by U.S. Postal Service. Each now runs through October 29. Mail ballots returned is the drop box report total (32,998) plus the Postal Service report total (31,581). Early in-person ballots are the Early Vote Center report total for October 26 to 29 (12,901). Total is the sum of the three.
  4. Note 4: The District of Columbia Board of Elections posts three 'Voted ballots received' reports on its home page: by mail ballot drop box, in person at Early Vote Centers, and by U.S. Postal Service. Each now runs through October 30. Mail ballots returned is the drop box report total (37,124) plus the Postal Service report total (33,579). Early in-person ballots are the Early Vote Center report total for October 26 to 30 (17,410). Total is the sum of the three.
  5. Note 5: The District of Columbia Board of Elections posts three 'Voted ballots received' reports on its home page: by mail ballot drop box, in person at Early Vote Centers, and by U.S. Postal Service. The Early Vote Center report covers every day of in-person early voting, October 26 to November 1 (27,118). The drop box report (41,711) and the Postal Service report (35,165) run through October 31. Mail ballots returned is the drop box total plus the Postal Service total. Total is the sum of the three.
  6. Note 6: The District of Columbia Board of Elections posts three 'Voted ballots received' reports on its home page: by mail ballot drop box, in person at Early Vote Centers, and by U.S. Postal Service. The Early Vote Center report covers every day of in-person early voting, October 26 to November 1 (27,118). The drop box report (53,736) runs through November 2, and the Postal Service report (35,165) through October 31. Mail ballots returned is the drop box total plus the Postal Service total. Total is the sum of the three.

Source: District of Columbia Board of Elections (opens in a new tab), retrieved November 3, 2026, 9:25 a.m. ET. Entered by hand from the official page and checked by a second person.

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About these numbers

These are the early vote counts published by the District of Columbia Board of Elections. GovGalaxy shows the state's own figures. We don't estimate, adjust, or project them.

What's counted. Early in-person ballots and mail ballots returned, as Washington, D.C. defines them. The total shown is early in-person ballots plus mail ballots returned, added together by GovGalaxy.

Dates. Numbers are current to November 2, 2026, as reported by the state. We check for updates twice a day. States update on their own schedules and sometimes revise earlier numbers.

Ballots, not votes. These numbers show how many ballots have been cast or returned. They don't show who anyone voted for, and they aren't results.

Party registration. Washington, D.C. doesn't report early voters by party, so we don't show party. Party splits for Washington, D.C. that appear elsewhere are estimates, not official numbers.

Comparing states. States count and report early voting differently and on different days, so their totals aren't directly comparable.

Source: District of Columbia Board of Elections (opens in a new tab), retrieved November 3, 2026, 9:25 a.m. ET. Entered by hand from the official page and checked by a second person.

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