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Early Voting Is Surging, and That Could Help Democrats

The numbers are up – way up.

Voters wait in line to vote in Marietta, Georgia, on Oct. 18. — Voters wait in line to vote in Marietta, Georgia, on Oct. 18.
Photographer: Jessica McGowan/Getty Images

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October 19, 2018, 7:57 PM UTC

Early voting is under way or about to start in several states, and so far, turnout is up -- way up.

That turnout could benefit Democrats, who are vying to take the House and have long-shot hope of flipping the Senate. The party has seen a surge in special elections throughout this year and last, and could see their highest level of voter turnout for a midterm election in at least a decade, according to an analysis by the New York Times.