Early voting in the books, Austin-area turnout hovering around 10 percent

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AUSTIN (Talk1370.com) -- With early voting now over for Tuesday's primary elections, final totals from the Travis County Clerk's office show less than 10 percent of the county's registered voters have cast ballots so far.

A total of 26,365 ballots were cast on Friday alone, pushing the early voting total to 75,249.

Just over 7,000 mail-in ballots have been returned so far, bringing the total to 82,376, which represents 9.59% of the county's 859,400 registered voters.

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Travis County polling locations were open for extended hours until 10 p.m. Friday night, after inclement weather earlier in the week prompted closing of polling locations during voting hours.

In Williamson County, turnout is slightly higher, where 41,653 ballots were cast during early voting, out of 400,426 registered voters. That represents a 10.40% turnout.

In Hays County, 14,125 ballots were cast during early voting, along with 1,616 mail-in ballots received, for a 9.87% turnout.

You still have a final opportunity to cast your ballot on Tuesday. Polls will be open on election day from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m.; as long as you are in line by 7 p.m., you'll be allowed to cast your ballot.

Featured Image Photo Credit: Getty Images / Yesim Sahin