Live election updates: Here’s what’s happening as Fort Worth-area voters go to polls
Voters are heading to the polls Tuesday, and and have a number of decisions to make, from president down to county constable.
Besides the presidential race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, Tarrant County voters are casting ballots for the U.S. Senate and U.S. House, the Texas Legislature, the state Supreme Court and a number of county posts, including sheriff and county commissioners.
Tarrant County voting wait times
Here is a map of the voting wait times for Tarrant County. Tap on the polling location to see the last time the wait time was updated.
Where to vote in Tarrant County
Here is a list of Election Day vote centers in Tarrant County .
Going to vote? Here's what to bring
Here's what to bring and not bring to the polls when you vote on Nov. 5 in Tarrant County.
When you get to the polls , have a form of identification handy. Accepted forms of voter ID are:
Texas driver's license
Texas election identification certificate
Texas personal identification card
Texas handgun license
U.S. military identification card containing the person's photograph
U.S. citizenship certificate containing the person's photograph
U.S. passport (book or card)
Voters without one of the above forms of identification can submit a reasonable impediment declaration along with an alternative form of identification, such as a utility bill, original paycheck, bank statement, government check or voter registration certificate.
There are several things not to bring to the polls when you go to vote, according to the Secretary of State's office.
Voters cannot wear apparel related to a candidate, ballot measure or political party (even if they're not on the ballot) within 100 feet of a polling place.
Cell phones, cameras, tablets, laptops and audio recorders cannot be used within 100 feet of a voting station.
Only licensed peace officers can carry handguns at polling places .
Early voting totals in Tarrant County
More than 600,000 people voted early in person in Tarrant County.
In-person early voting ran from Oct. 21 through Nov. 1. During the 12-day period, Tarrant County saw 635,162 in-person early voters , according to unofficial daily tallies from Tarrant County's election department. Another 24,649 people voted by mail between Sept. 25 and Nov. 1.
In-person early voting turnout accounts for about 48% of all registered voters in Tarrant County. When you add in mail-in ballots, about 50% of Tarrant County's registered voters had cast ballots as of Nov. 1.
The final day of in-person early voting on Friday, Nov. 1 drew the largest number: 64,170 people.
Voters across the state are heading to the polls to make their picks for president and U.S. Senate.
An average of recent polls from fivethirtyeight.com puts former President Donald Trump, a Republican, ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris, a Democrat, by about 7 points .
The polling average shows a tight race for U.S. Senate between incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz, a Republican, ahead of U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, a Democrat, by about 3 points. Both were recently in North Texas as they make their final appeals to voters.
Tarrant County residents will also vote on U.S. House representatives, who they'd like to see in the Texas Legislature and county officials, including county commissioner and sheriff.
