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Over 200,000 Tennesseans cast ballots on the first day of early voting

Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Voters wait in line for early voting at the Hamilton County Election Commission on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024. The Tennessee Secretary of State's Office reported that 216,446 voted in Tennessee on the first day of early voting.
Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Voters wait in line for early voting at the Hamilton County Election Commission on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024. The Tennessee Secretary of State's Office reported that 216,446 voted in Tennessee on the first day of early voting. Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Voters wait in line for early voting at the Hamilton County Election Commission on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024. The Tennessee Secretary of State's Office reported that 216,446 voted in Tennessee on the first day of early voting.

By Adam Friedman / Tennessee Lookout 1 min read

More than 200,000 Tennesseans cast ballots on the first day of early voting for the second consecutive presidential election.

Wednesday’s totals surpass 2016 but not 2020.

The Tennessee Secretary of State Office reported that 216,446 people voted in person or by absentee ballot on Wednesday, Oct. 16, the first day of in-person voting in the 2024 presidential election in the state.

(READ MORE: Hamilton County early voting turnout projected to surpass 2020, 2016 totals)

In 2020, 264,671 people voted on the first day of early voting, while 143,141 did so in 2016.