@ElectProject

Professor at the University of Florida who specializes in American elections.

 Gainesville, FL
electproject.org
Joined September 2012
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📷 #earlyvote morning update 10/27: at least 32 million people have voted in the 2026 general election 🥳 election.lab.ufl.edu/early-v…
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#earlyvote evening update 10/26: at least 31 million people have voted in the 2026 general election 🥳 election.lab.ufl.edu/early-v…
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A New Mexico analysis shows consistent patterns as seen elsewhere. Overall turnout is up. In-person early votes are more than offsetting fewer mail ballots, and turnout is lower for registered Republicans while up for Democrats and unaffiliated voters michaelmcdonald.substack.com…
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#earlyvote midday update 10/26: at least 30 million people have voted in the 2026 general election 🥳🎉 election.lab.ufl.edu/early-v…
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#earlyvote morning update 10/26: at least 29 million people have voted in the 2026 general election 🥳 election.lab.ufl.edu/early-v…
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As of yesterday, Florida Democrats exceeded their 2022 early vote performance. A law change made it more difficult to request mail ballots, and Democrats have now made up their mail deficit. Unaffiliated voters have, too. But not Republicans yet michaelmcdonald.substack.com…
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#earlyvote evening update 10/25: at least 28 million people have voted in the 2026 general election 🥳 election.lab.ufl.edu/early-v…
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In the mad rush of data crunching I forgot to post a Maine update last Friday. Here it is belatedly. Maine looks a lot like Iowa, Kansas, and Nebraska. Early turnout is up, most for registered Democrats and unaffiliated voters, but also for Republicans michaelmcdonald.substack.com…
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A roundup of early voting activity and analysis in the Southern States michaelmcdonald.substack.com…
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#earlyvote morning update 10/25: at least 27 million people have voted in the 2026 general election 🥳 election.lab.ufl.edu/early-v…
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#earlyvote afternoon update 10/24: at least 26 million people have voted in the 2026 general election 🥳 election.lab.ufl.edu/early-v…
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#earlyvote morning update 10/24: at least 25 million people have voted in the 2026 general election 🥳 election.lab.ufl.edu/early-v…
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#earlyvote evening update 10/23: at least 24 million people have voted in the 2026 general election 🥳 election.lab.ufl.edu/early-v…
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Maine just posted its latest mail ballot file, so here's a quick and dirty analysis of where the early vote stands michaelmcdonald.substack.com…
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#earlyvote afternoon update: at least 23 million people have voted in the 2026 general election 🥳 election.lab.ufl.edu/early-v…
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#earlyvote analysis in Iowa, Kansas, and Nebraska reveals signs of life for Republicans michaelmcdonald.substack.com…
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Michael McDonald retweeted
C-SPAN Classroom
@CSPANClassroomOct 23
Are you one of the 21 million Americans who have already voted? University of Florida (@UF) political science professor Michael McDonald (@ElectProject) talked about early election voting data heading into the November 2026 midterm elections. For more, visit: c-span.org/classroom/documen….
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Georgia and North Carolina Early Voters Are Becoming More Diverse, and what this may signal for the country michaelmcdonald.substack.com…
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#earlyvote early morning update 10/23: at least 21 million people have voted in the 2026 general election 🥳 election.lab.ufl.edu/early-v…
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#earlyvote afternoon update 10/22: at least 20 million people have voted in the 2026 general election 🥳🎉 election.lab.ufl.edu/early-v…
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