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Friday, October 30, 2026

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About 1 in 6 Utah voters have returned ballots, five days before Election Day

Turnout was just over 17% as of Wednesday, up from about 8.3% of voters as of Friday, Oct. 23.

Published Mountain Time · Source / event date: KSL, citing the Lt. Governor's Office: October 29, 2026 · 1 min read

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About one in six registered Utah voters had returned a ballot as of Wednesday, putting turnout just over 17%, according to figures from Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson's office. [1]

That is up from about 8.3% of voters whose ballots had been processed as of Friday, Oct. 23. Those counts include only ballots clerks have processed. [3]

Statewide turnout in the 2022 midterm was 46.8%. [1]

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. Voters can still use a drop box, drop a ballot off at an early voting site or their polling place, or vote in person. Locations are listed at votesearch.utah.gov. [1][2]

Sources

  1. KSL: Are Utahns voting? Here's what we know so far ksl.com
  2. Utah Vote Search: drop boxes and polling places votesearch.utah.gov
  3. The Salt Lake Tribune: In one Utah county, a quarter of voters have already cast a ballot sltrib.com

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