NASHVILLE – State figures show 65,491 Tennesseans last week took advantage of the first four days of early voting as they began casting ballots in the March 3 Super Tuesday presidential primary, as well as a smattering of local contests across the state.
In Hamilton County, 4,200 voters showed up to vote from Wednesday through Saturday. Of that number 2,189 cast ballots in the Republican presidential primary featuring President Donald Trump, according to postings on the Tennessee secretary of state’s website Sunday afternoon.
But the remaining 2,011 Hamilton County residents who voted in the heated Democratic primary weren’t far behind. The contest features former Vice President Joe Biden; billionaire businessman and former New York City mayor Mike Bloomberg; South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg; U.S. Sens. Bernie Sanders, Amy Klobachar and Elizabeth Warren, billionaire and businessman Tom Steyer and others.
Early voting resumed Monday in Hamilton and many of Tennessee’s other 95 other counties. But some county election commissions were closed for President’s Day. Early voting will continue through Feb. 25.
(Read more: View a list of early voting locations and hours in Hamilton County)