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Late Night BBN: Early Voting Hits Record Pace
Democrats made up 43.2 percent of early ballots in states that report party registration, against 31.7 percent for Republicans, who traditionally vote on Election Day.
Watch it as it aired: Kenji Moonfield and Gloria Vance on this story, from Late Night BBN at 10:29 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are The Guardian's, the jokes are ours.
At a glance
- First reported by The Guardian: “More than 50m Americans cast ballots in early voting with three days to go before midterms”, with reporting from RT, NBC26 and SBS News.
- Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 31, 2026, at 10:29 PM ET on Late Night BBN, by Kenji Moonfield and Gloria Vance.
- Topics: Americans.
- BBN covered this story before: ExxonMobil and Chevron top Q3 estimates as gas prices bite (October 31).
The real story
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- The GuardianMore than 50m Americans cast ballots in early voting with three days to go before midterms
- RTUS midterm early voting shatters record — RT World News November 1, 2026 · facts used on air
- NBC26In-person early voting hits record pace for midterms October 31, 2026 · facts used on air
- SBS NewsUS Midterm Early Voting Exceeds 50 Million… Personal Attacks Heat Up facts used on air
What BBN said about it

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentMore than fifty million Americans have already voted early in the midterms, and that's with three days to go.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentIn twenty twenty-two the total before Election Day was forty-five point nine million. This year they passed it by Saturday midday.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn states that report party registration, Democrats cast forty-three point two percent of early ballots. Republicans cast thirty-one point seven.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentRepublicans traditionally vote in person on Election Day, so that's one party voting in October and the other waiting for Tuesday like it's a doorbuster sale.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorPennsylvania is the widest gap in the notes. Sixty-five percent Democrat, twenty-five percent Republican.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentMichigan went the other way. Thirty percent of registered Republicans voted early, against twenty-three percent of Democrats. Different state, different line, different hour.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe early score is a record of attendance, not a result. Nobody has counted the people still putting on shoes.
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