In the more than two decades that Election Administrator Jacque Callanen has overseen elections in Bexar County, voter turnout almost always declines after the first two days.

Not this year.

With excitement surrounding the 2024 presidential election and the hotly contested U.S. Senate race in Texas, voter turnout on the first day of early voting in Bexar County was about 40% higher than the first day in 2020. It has been every day since Total exceeded the previous day – to the astonishment of even an experienced election professional.