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By: James Brooks, Alaska Beacon One week before Election Day, turnout in Alaska’s general election is nearing 10%. As of 4:43 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, according to figures published by the Alaska Division of Elections, 58,168 people had cast early or absentee ballots for the Nov. 3 election. The number of early votes cast through Tuesday afternoon already exceeds the number of early votes cast before the last midterm election, in 2022. Other states across the country are seeing a similar surge in early voting. According to a daily report published by the Alaska Division of Elections, 34,738 people had voted at the state’s 10 in-person early voting stations between Oct. 19 and the end of the day Monday, Oct. 26. That tally includes significantly more registered Republicans, which are currently 26.7% of early voters, than registered Democrats, at 18.4%. Figures for votes cast on Tuesday are expected to be published Wednesday.https://flo.uri.sh/visualisation/30636856/embed?auto=1 Of Alaska’s 604,771 registered voters, 11.6% are Democrats and 23.5% are Republicans, indicating that while Republican turnout is higher, Democratic turnout is disproportionately high. Early votes cast through Thursday will be included in the totals published on Election Day, but votes cast from Friday onward will not be included















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