Minnesota early vote
Current to October 16, 2026, as reported by the Minnesota Secretary of State.
Early voting dates
Status for Tuesday, October 20
Open nowEarly in-person voting is open through November 2.
- Early in-person voting
- September 18 to November 2
- Mail and absentee ballots
- From September 18
These dates aren't yet confirmed on an official Minnesota page. Check the state election office (opens in a new tab). Hours and places vary; your local election office has the details.
Statewide totals
202,252
early ballots cast (in-person plus mail)
- Early in-person ballots
- 80,870
- Mail ballots returned
- 121,382
- Mail ballots requested
- 519,813
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State (opens in a new tab), retrieved October 19, 2026, 2:41 p.m. ET.
By county
87 counties. Darker shading means more early ballots cast; larger counties have more voters. In the table, Mail means mail ballots returned. Requested means mail ballots requested.
| Hennepin | 22,744 | 28,393 | 107,864 | 51,137 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dakota | 6,467 | 8,752 | 33,264 | 15,219 |
| Ramsey | 5,332 | 8,114 | 38,649 | 13,446 |
| Washington | 7,900 | 5,395 | 24,663 | 13,295 |
| Anoka | 5,299 | 5,153 | 20,670 | 10,452 |
| St. Louis | 1,627 | 4,638 | 15,380 | 6,265 |
| Stearns | 2,825 | 2,722 | 12,803 | 5,547 |
| Olmsted | 2,527 | 2,957 | 12,027 | 5,484 |
| Carver | 2,098 | 2,232 | 7,943 | 4,330 |
| Itasca | 644 | 2,550 | 11,775 | 3,194 |
| Blue Earth | 1,057 | 2,109 | 10,463 | 3,166 |
| Crow Wing | 1,294 | 1,834 | 7,688 | 3,128 |
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State (opens in a new tab), retrieved October 19, 2026, 2:41 p.m. ET.
About these numbers
These are the early vote counts published by the Minnesota Secretary of State. GovGalaxy shows the state's own figures. We don't estimate, adjust, or project them.
What's counted. Early in-person ballots, mail ballots returned and mail ballots requested, as Minnesota defines them. Minnesota counts early in-person voting as absentee voting in person. Mail ballots requested are absentee applications, which include voters who later voted in person. Mail ballots returned are absentee ballots accepted by mail. The total shown is early in-person ballots plus mail ballots returned, added together by GovGalaxy.
Dates. Numbers are current to October 16, 2026, as reported by the state. Absentee voting by mail and in person began 46 days before the election, under state law. We check for updates twice a day. States update on their own schedules and sometimes revise earlier numbers.
Ballots, not votes. These numbers show how many ballots have been cast or returned. They don't show who anyone voted for, and they aren't results.
Party registration. Minnesota doesn't register voters by party. Minnesota doesn't report early voters by party, so we don't show party. Party splits for Minnesota that appear elsewhere are estimates, not official numbers.
Comparing states. States count and report early voting differently and on different days, so their totals aren't directly comparable.
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State (opens in a new tab), retrieved October 19, 2026, 2:41 p.m. ET.
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