Montgomery County Early Voting: 93,190 Ballots Cast, Up 66.6% Over 2022

Montgomery County voters cast 93,190 early ballots in this year's general election, according to final turnout data posted by the Maryland State Board of Elections and reported by Moderately MoCo in coverage read this run. That is up 66.6% from the 55,942 ballots the county cast during early voting in 2022, the state's last gubernatorial general election.

Both totals cover eight days of early voting: October 22-29, 2026, and the comparable October 27 to November 3 period in 2022. The Activity Center at Bohrer Park in Gaithersburg was the county's busiest early-voting center, with 10,349 ballots cast, up 83.1% from 5,651 in 2022, according to the reporting. Montgomery Community Media reported on October 28 that the county had already topped its full 2022 early-voting total before voting ended, with 60,194 ballots cast through Tuesday, October 27.

Statewide, Maryland voters cast 604,396 early ballots this year, up 58.2% from 381,972 in 2022, according to the reporting. Montgomery's 2026 early vote still falls short of the 156,468 ballots cast in the 2024 presidential general election.

Early voting in Maryland has now closed. Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, when Montgomery County voters join the rest of the capital region at the polls.