LOUISIANA SETS RECORD FOR EARLY VOTING, AND MORE WOMEN THAN MEN TURNED OUT

October 2026 · Voting

More than half a million Louisianans voted early, a 38% increase over the 2022 midterms. That’s the highest early turnout for any non-presidential election in the state’s history. More women than men cast early ballots. Black voter turnout was the highest of any midterm or governor’s race in the past decade. Turnout among voters with no party affiliation grew the most compared with 2022, up 65%.