Lubbock County voters have already cast more ballots during early voting than they did in the entire 2022 midterm election.
A total of 80,977 people voted early, according to numbers Lubbock County Elections Administrator Troy Havard provided to Lubbock Lights. That’s 401 more than voted early and on Election Day combined in 2022.
If you haven’t voted, Tuesday, Nov. 3, is your day. Polls are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. You can vote at any Election Day location in Lubbock County.
How this year compares
Nearly four in 10 registered voters have already voted: 39.6% of the county’s 204,576 registered voters.
Early voting was up 42.3% from 2022, with 24,080 more ballots cast. It also topped 2018’s early turnout by 14,607 votes, or 22%.
The county has more registered voters, too: 16,801 more than in 2022, an increase of 8.9%.
Even with that growth, a larger share voted early this year. In 2022, 30.3% of registered voters voted early. In 2018, it was 37.7%.
For a look at how voting started, read our earlier report comparing Lubbock’s turnout with other Texas counties.
| Election year | Early voting | Election Day | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 28,922 | 24,948 | 53,870 |
| 2010 | 35,436 | 18,559 | 53,995 |
| 2014 | 26,825 | 17,642 | 44,467 |
| 2018 | 66,370 | 19,652 | 86,022 |
| 2022 | 56,897 | 23,679 | 80,576 |
| 2026 | 80,977 | Pending | Pending |
Source: Figures provided by Lubbock County Elections Administrator Troy Havard.
The biggest turnout in the midterm years Havard provided was 2018, when 86,022 people voted. This year’s early vote is already within 5,045 of that total, with Tuesday’s ballots still to come.
Take a look at your ballot before you go
Havard recommends looking over your sample ballot before heading to the polls.
We also reported on the voter-registration backlog and the county’s work to clear it before early voting.
“They should go to our website and download their sample ballot to make things go more smoothly at the polling location of their choice,” he said in an email to Lubbock Lights.
You can find your ballot in the Lubbock Lights voter guide and mark a sample to print before you go. Sample ballots are also available at VoteLubbock.gov.
“They can vote at any polling location in Lubbock County,” Havard said.
“They can get the list of polling locations from our website.”
Where to vote Tuesday
You have 36 places to vote Tuesday. All are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and registered Lubbock County voters can use any of them.
Don’t head to a grocery store to vote Tuesday. The United Supermarkets, Market Street and Amigos sites used during early voting won’t be polling places on Election Day. At Texas Tech, voting moves from the recreation center to the Student Union Building’s Red Raider Ballroom, Room 118.
Locations in Lubbock
Bacon Heights Baptist Church
5110 54th St.; Door 3, Family Life Center
Broadview Baptist Church
1302 N. Frankford Ave.; fellowship hall
Broadway Church of Christ
1924 Broadway; Door 7
Calvary Baptist Church
5301 82nd St.; worship center entrance to the gym
Catholic Diocese of Lubbock
4620 4th St.; Building C
Celebration Christian Center
8001 Upland Ave.; sanctuary
Copper Rawlings Senior Center
213 40th St.; social hall
Elks Lodge No. 1348
3409 Milwaukee Ave.; lodge hall
First Assembly of God Church
3801 98th St.; classroom
Frenship Heritage Middle School
6110 73rd St.; Door 1
Frenship Terra Vista Middle School
1111 Upland Ave.; Door 1
Green Lawn Church of Christ
5701 19th St.; entry hall
J. A. Hodges Community Center
4011 University Ave.; social hall
Lauro Cavazos Middle School
210 N. University Ave.; Door 2
Lubbock ISD Administration Office
1628 19th St.; Door 8
Lubbock-Cooper ISD Administrative Offices
13807 Indiana Ave.; Door 5
Lubbock-Cooper North Elementary School
3202 108th St.; Door 27, gym
Mae Simmons Community Center
2004 Oak Ave.; activity room
Maggie Trejo Supercenter
3200 Amherst St.; Rodgers Community Center social hall
Parsons Elementary School
2811 58th St.; Door G2, gym
Patterson Library
1836 Parkway Drive; community room
Roosevelt ISD Gymnasium
1301 County Road 3300; Door A3
Roy W. Roberts Elementary School
7901 Avenue P; Door 8, gym
South Plains Church of Christ
6802 Elkhart Ave.; Door 1 to Family Life Center
Sunset Church of Christ — Powerhouse
3625 34th St.
Sutherlands HomeBase
3701 50th St.; near lighting section
Texas Tech Student Union Building
15th Street and Akron Avenue; Red Raider Ballroom, Room 118
UMC Medical Center
602 Indiana Ave.; lobby
Victory Life Church
12401 Slide Road; main entrance
YWCA
6501 University Ave.; event room
Locations in surrounding communities
Abernathy: Abernathy City Hall
811 Avenue D; community room
Idalou: Idalou Community Center
202 W. 7th St.; community room
New Deal: New Deal Community Clubhouse
309 S. Monroe Ave.; community room
Shallowater: Shallowater Community Center
902 Avenue H; community room
Slaton: Slaton Community Clubhouse
750 W. Garza St.; community room
Wolfforth: Casey Administration Building
501 7th St.; Room 104
In line at 7 p.m.? Stay there.
Havard’s advice: Give yourself time.
“Don’t wait! Polls open at 7AM!” he said.
If you arrive near closing time, you must be in line by 7 p.m.
“If they’re IN LINE at 7PM at the polling location they get to vote, no matter how long that takes, but they MUST be in line by 7PM,” Havard said.
Once you’re in line by 7 p.m., stay there. You can still vote, even if the wait runs past closing time.
Bring your ID and put away your phone
“Bring your ID with you,” Havard said.
Bring an acceptable photo ID. If you don’t have one, ask a poll worker about your options.
“They CANNOT use their phones inside the polling location – no pictures, no calls, not even to look up anything,” Havard said.
Want your choices handy? Print your sample ballot or write them down before you go.
