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UpdateWisconsinTuesday, October 27, 2026

Wisconsin absentee ballot returns reached 513,602 by late October

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AOL.com
“Nearly 514K absentee ballots have been returned in Wisconsin”, Tuesday, October 27, 2026
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What happened

Of those, 251,092 were cast through in-person absentee voting. That compared to 741,795 absentee ballots ultimately returned in the 2022 midterms, with 318,130 voting in person absentee.1

251,092
cast through in-person absentee voting1
741,795
absentee ballots returned in 2022 midterms1
What it means in Wisconsin

Absentee voting deadlines in Wisconsin

Voters could request and complete absentee ballot voting at a voting facility through November 1, 2026.1 In-person absentee voting could start no earlier than Tuesday, October 20, and end no later than Sunday, November 1, 2026, with hours set by each municipality.2 Absentee requests by mail or online had to be received by 5 p.m. on Thursday, October 29, 2026.2

Key dates in Wisconsin

Election Day in 6 days
  1. Tue, Oct 20 · passed
    Early voting begins
  2. Sun, Nov 1 · 4 days
    Early voting ends
  3. Tue, Nov 3 · 6 days
    Election Day; Registration deadline; Mail ballots must arrive
  4. Tue, Nov 17 · 20 days
    County/Local certification
  5. Tue, Dec 1 · 34 days
    State certification

Every date in Wisconsin, and who certifies the election

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Sources

  1. AOL.com, https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiiAFBVV95cUxPQjR2MU5vME1qNUZGblhKS0t2SF9fa040b0VUMlJsMXNyRk01a0Z5YWZYZm83RXljZ2lYU183Njh0NVJMenc1aXRuSG16V1hQTjRlQWRROHZ1MWZVWHNST2RyZl9leUhlTHlkWmoxWTE5X1RudFN5RUNEWGZYS20wZVJOR3ItNXRV?oc=5 · Tuesday, October 27, 2026
  2. Vote.org, Wisconsin Election Center, https://www.vote.org/state/wisconsin/

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