2,665 voted early in Orleans County, double total in last gubernatorial election

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 1 November 2026 at 8:41 pm

Photo by Tom Rivers: Signs at the driveway to the County Office Building on Route 31 let people know there was early voting today. There was one polling location open in the county for early voting at the Orleans County Board of Elections Office, 14016 Route 31 in Albion.

ALBION – It was busy the past nine days for early voting in Orleans County. There were 2,665 people who cast ballots through early voting from Oct. 24 to today.

That is double the total of 1,333 early voters from four years ago during the last gubernatorial election, when Kathy Hohcul faced Lee Zeldin. This time, it’s Hochul against Bruce Blakeman.

There are other contested races for state-wide offices, Congress, the State Legislature. The ballots also include many positions at the county and town levels.

The early voting totals by day include:

381 on Saturday, Oct. 24
282 on Sunday, Oct. 25
333 on Monday, Oct. 26
326 on Tuesday, Oct. 27
301 on Wednesday, Oct. 28
237 on Thursday, Oct. 29
289 on Friday, Oct. 30
291 on Saturday, Oct. 31
225 on Sunday, Nov. 1

The 2,665 voters represent 10.3 percent of the total registered voters in Orleans County – 25,899.

The early voting record for Orleans County was two years ago during the presidential election with 4,539 votes. The 2020 presidential election had 3,753 early voters.

The polls will be open on Tuesday throughout the county with polling locations at each of the 10 towns, with voting from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.