TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - Monday marked the first day of early voting for the gubernatorial midterm November general election, with a steady turnout reported across polling locations.

Smith County Elections Administrator Michelle Allcon said Smith County had recorded about 810 voters as of Monday morning, nearing 1,000 total.

The Hub location alone had seen almost 200 voters since polls opened at 8 a.m."It was a slow trickle of people from 8:00 a.m. at all of our polling locations," Allcon said.{ "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "VideoObject", "name": "Early voting underway in Smith County for November general election", "description": "Monday marked the first day of early voting for the gubernatorial midterm November general election, with a steady turnout reported across polling locations.", "thumbnailUrl": "https://gray-kltv-prod.gtv-cdn.com/resizer/v2/https%3A%2F%2Fdo0bihdskp9dy.cloudfront.net%2F10-19-2026%2Ft_c35eed5d927340f6bafe75702ed6545e_name_file_1280x720_2000_v3_1_.jpg?auth=923c801bfb66f52bc565f902f8a5cae9cc93456cf8fce20d4be00234115902b5&width=1920&height=1080&smart=true", "uploadDate": "2026-10-19T17:51:56Z", "duration": "P0Y0M0DT0H4M16S", "contentUrl": "https://d1l66zlxaqpl1u.cloudfront.net/wp-gray/KLTV/20261019/6ad63c12081e740661aefa00/file_1920x1080-5400-v4/file_1280x720-2000-v3_1.mp4" }Turnout expectationsAllcon said presidential elections typically draw higher turnout than midterms.