More than 8,000 Campbell County voters cast ballots early

GILLETTE (WNE) —- Nearly half of Campbell County’s registered voters had already voted prior to Election Day.

Michelle Leiker, the county’s elections coordinator, said that as of Friday evening, 8,193 people had voted, which is about 49% of the county’s 16,770 registered voters.

This includes 6,923 people who have voted in the elections office, and 1,271 people who have turned in an absentee ballot, either by mail or by dropping it off, Leiker said.

Friday was the busiest day yet for early voting, with more than 700 people casting a ballot, and Leiker expected Monday to be even busier, with it being the final day for early voting.

The 8,193 early ballots already surpasses the total number of ballots cast in the primary election, when 7,475 Campbell County people voted.

This story was published on November 4, 2024.