Which districts turned out for early voting?

With early voting now in the books, 3,649 White County voters have already cast their ballots ahead of Thursday's election, accounting for just over 19 percent of the county's 18,974 registered voters.

As is often the case, the opening day of early voting drew the largest turnout. On July 17, 380 voters headed to the White County Election Commission to cast their ballots, with many candidates, family members and supporters traditionally voting as soon as the polls open.

The second busiest day came on July 21, when 343 voters participated, narrowly edging out the 340 ballots cast on July 20. Interest remained steady throughout the two-week voting period before finishing with 310 voters on the final Friday and 184 on the closing Saturday.

Day-by-day early voting totals:

• July 17 – 380
• July 18 – 122
• July 20 – 340
• July 21 – 343
• July 22 – 285
• July 23 – 248
• July 24 – 281
• July 25 – 136
• July 27 – 267
• July 28 – 233
• July 29 – 217
• July 30 – 275
• July 31 – 310
• Aug. 1 – 184

While the results of those ballots won't be known until the polls close Thursday evening, election officials do know where those votes came from.

District 1 accounted for 479 early voters, including 320 Sparta city voters and 159 county voters outside the city limits. That distinction carries a little more significance this election because Sparta voters also had races for mayor and three alderman seats, although all four candidates were unopposed.

District 2, which is divided between the Ag Fair Complex precinct and Woodland Park, recorded 575 early votes. Of those, 305 came from voters in the city precinct at the Ag Fair Complex, while 270 were cast by voters who normally vote at Woodland Park.

District 3 led the county with 620 early voters, followed by District 7 with 577.

District 4 saw 492 early voters, including 330 from Bon Air Mountain.

In District 5, 442 voters chose to cast their ballots early rather than wait until Election Day at the Doyle Civic Center.

District 6, which is also split into two precincts, recorded 464 early votes. The Gum Springs Baptist Church precinct (6-1) accounted for 104 voters, while the Cassville School precinct (6-2) saw 360 voters participate.

That leaves 15,325 registered voters who have not yet cast a ballot. Those voters will have one final opportunity to do so on Thursday, Aug. 6, when polling locations across White County will be open from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m.

Once the polls close, the White County Election Commission will release the combined totals for early voting and absentee ballots before precinct-by-precinct Election Day results begin to come in throughout the evening.