By: Dwayne Page
A total of 2,258 people cast ballots during the early voting period from July 13-28 for the August 2 elections.
Election day voting will be from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. at all 15 precincts in the county.
According to the election commission, 241 voted Saturday July 28 which was the last day of early voting.
Of the 2,258 total, 1,296 voted in the State Republican Primary and 678 in the State Democratic Primary. A total of 301 chose not to vote in either primary just the County General.
The election commission has also released the number of city registered voters who cast ballots early.
Alexandria: 53 plus 3 property rights voters for a total of 56
Dowelltown: 23 voters
Liberty: 48 voters
Smithville: 615 plus 74 property rights voters for a total of 689
The number of early voters by precinct is as follows:
Alexandria: 146
Temperance Hall: 68
Edgar Evins State Park: 3
Liberty: 92
Dowelltown: 70
Snow Hill: 104
Church of God: 462
Rock Castle: 5
Courthouse: 446
Johnson Chapel: 67
County Complex: 275
Belk: 35
Keltonburg: 79
Blue Springs: 88
Church of Christ: 318