COLUMBUS, Ind. — As of noon Monday, 10,800 Bartholomew County voters had cast ballots early in-person or voted absentee by mail — including 555 people who cast ballots in person at NexusPark in just four hours on Monday, according to the Bartholomew County Clerk’s Office.
By comparison, 11,749 people had cast ballots early in person or voted absentee by mail during the 2018 midterm.
This year, there are 18 contested races for federal, state and county offices, not including several contested township and Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp. and Flat Rock-Hawcreek School Corp. school board races.
In 2018, there were 10 contested races on the federal, state and county level and no contested BCSC or Flat Rock-Hawcreek School Board races.
For more on this story, and everything you need to know on your way to vote on Tuesday, see Tuesday’s Republic.