Residents Say This Election is Different

Tuesday was the second day for early voting in Maryland.

MyMCMedia was at Bohrer Park in Gaithersburg – the location had the highest turnout in the county as of 4 p.m.

Voters said this election feels different from previous ones they’ve participated in.

The state Board of Elections said more than 161,000 residents early-voted on Monday. The board said that breaks the state’s previous single-day early voting record of 143,494, which was on the last day of early voting in 2016. As of 4 p.m. Tuesday, 105,399 more Marylanders cast their ballots.

The Montgomery County Board of Elections said 24,359 residents early-voted Monday. The count for Tuesday as of 4 p.m. was 16,180 according to the board.

For Day 1 In Montgomery County, the unofficial turnout by voting site is:

  • Germantown Recreation Center: 3,434
  • Bohrer Park: 3,009
  • Wheaton Library and Recreation Center: 2,833
  • Silver Spring Civic Building: 2,662
  • Potomac Recreation Center: 2,659
  • Marilyn J. Praisner Community Recreation Center: 2,081
  • Jane E. Lawton Community Recreation Center: 1,990
  • Sandy Spring Volunteer Fire Department: 1,802
  • Mid-County Recreation Center: 1,575
  • Executive Office Building: 1,133
  • Damascus Recreation Center: 1,181

The Montgomery County unofficial turnout for Day 2 as of 4 p.m. is:

  • Bohrer Park: 2,289
  • Germantown Recreation Center: 2,223
  • Wheaton Library and Recreation Center: 1,980
  • Potomac Recreation Center: 1,835
  • Jane E. Lawton Community Recreation Center: 1,602
  • Silver Spring Civic Building: 1,436
  • Marilyn J. Praisner Community Recreation Center: 1,187
  • Sandy Spring Volunteer Fire Department: 994
  • Damascus Recreation Center: 977
  • Mid-County Recreation Center: 853
  • Executive Office Building: 804

The last day for early in-person voting in Maryland is Nov. 2.

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Maryam Shahzad

About Maryam Shahzad

Maryam is a reporter with Montgomery Community Media. She graduated from the University of Maryland in 2019 with a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism. Previously, she was an intern with MCM. She can be reached at mshahzad@mymcmedia.org or on Twitter @maryam_mcm.

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