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UpdatePennsylvaniaWednesday, October 28, 2026

933,000 mail ballots returned in Pennsylvania as of October 28

Reporting by
Patch
“933K Mail-In Ballots Already Returned In PA: Latest Data”, Wednesday, October 28, 2026
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What happened

Of those returned ballots, 610,617 were from registered Democrats, 233,986 from registered Republicans, and 89,104 from independents. Republicans were tracking ahead of their 2022 midterm pace of 253,240 but below their roughly 587,000 mail-in total from the 2024 presidential election.1

610,617
returned by registered Democrats1
233,986
returned by registered Republicans1
What it means in Pennsylvania

When mail ballots must arrive

Mail-in and absentee ballots must be received by 8 p.m. on Election Day.2

Key dates in Pennsylvania

Election Day in 4 days
  1. Mon, Oct 19 · passed
    Registration deadline
  2. Tue, Oct 27 · passed
    Last day for mail ballot applications
  3. Tue, Nov 3 · 4 days
    Election Day; Mail ballots must arrive
  4. Mon, Nov 23 · 24 days
    County/Local certification

Every date in Pennsylvania, and who certifies the election

More on this story
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Luzerne County, Pennsylvania extended drop box hours for mail ballots
Reporting by The Sunday Dispatch
Pennsylvania · Oct 26
Pennsylvania county sent duplicate mail ballots to 157 voters
Reporting by Votebeat
The answers behind this
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Sources

  1. Patch, https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMilAFBVV95cUxPa3Z3R0RMWTlkYnlqcnJ1TWMtWjJJdzc5azdvQVdqSFhialI0RzI5QXJFNWpyWDBMYUluUW1zUFh5c21nSW9ERzVod1Nrc3NfTXB0WnVUbzBraVY0cFE4djBIQUxzQzlIanBvdDBfWGp4OXA0NkVXZGI2V1p1czFkMW9xQWZ6TmxxZlpsLWRXSXhwZHNr0gGuAUFVX3lxTE5ORnFFMk5zOGNMSVpkeVJjS2xuTFNBbzJseHlqZU1PTkNZcmF5QjJvVDR5Y1dFN0JJMFpVNUVTZWstbmFJbllwY1Z0UzlITU1GekY1RDBJaTZjUFVoNjRwNFFjdlBHMnp5LWJybXdOQVFEbTJwbUdjWm1RUjVYOUtGWm5JVGdMbWtQTEdWbGFBdl9CNjhhaFdmQ1NuMGJrTVowRTdXbEFuRXgtZHpXZw?oc=5 · Wednesday, October 28, 2026
  2. Vote.org, Pennsylvania Election Center, https://www.vote.org/state/pennsylvania/

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