290,520 Ballots Cast in 4 Northeast Florida Counties as Early Voting Ends Saturday, Sunday in Duval

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Voters in Duval, St. Johns, Clay and Nassau counties had cast 290,520 ballots through Wednesday, Oct. 28, with early voting ending Saturday, Oct. 31, in three counties and continuing through Sunday, Nov. 1, in Duval. The combined turnout reached 25.54% of the four counties' 1,137,318 registered voters, according to county election data updated Wednesday night. Nassau County led the region with 29.57% turnout, followed by St. Johns at 28.01%, Clay at 25.17% and Duval at 24.21%.

The four counties have different schedules for the final weekend of early voting. Duval has 24 locations open Friday, Saturday and Sunday, while St. Johns has 10, Clay has seven and Nassau has five operating through Saturday only. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3, when polls in all four counties will operate from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at voters' assigned precincts.

Early Voting Hours and Turnout by County

The following table shows early voting locations, remaining hours and turnout through Wednesday, Oct. 28. Friday and Saturday hours differ by county, and only Duval has Sunday voting. The turnout figures come from county election data last updated at 9:40 p.m. Wednesday and do not include ballots processed after that update.

The four counties have 46 early voting locations combined. Duval has 28 scheduled early voting hours remaining from Friday through Sunday, compared with 20 in St. Johns and 18 each in Clay and Nassau. Those totals come from each county's published daily hours: 12 on Friday plus 8 each on Saturday and Sunday in Duval, 10 a day in St. Johns and 9 a day in Clay and Nassau.

220,161 Early Votes and 70,209 Mail Ballots

Early in-person voting accounted for 220,161 ballots across the four counties through Wednesday. Another 70,209 ballots came through vote-by-mail, while 150 were recorded as provisional ballots. Combined, those categories account for the 290,520 ballots reported in the county turnout feeds.

Duval recorded the largest number of ballots, reflecting its larger registered voter population of 655,219. Its early in-person votes represented approximately 79% of its ballots, compared with 73.7% in St. Johns, 70.1% in Nassau and 69.9% in Clay. Duval's total increased by 16,725 ballots from the 141,912 reported through Oct. 27 in an earlier Jax Times update, based on the county turnout data posted Wednesday night.

Duval County: Early Voting Continues Through Sunday

Duval County began early voting Oct. 20 and will continue through Sunday, Nov. 1. Its 24 early voting sites operate from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, then 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday. Registered Duval voters may use any of the county's early voting locations, which also have secure ballot intake stations inside.

The county recorded 158,637 ballots through Wednesday, including 125,324 cast early in person and 33,194 by mail. Its Wednesday early in-person count was 14,244, according to the county turnout feed. The Duval County Supervisor of Elections, Jerry Holland, maintains early voting information and a Polling Location Finder at duvalelections.gov.

St. Johns County: 10 Sites Close Saturday

St. Johns County's early voting period runs from Oct. 21 through Saturday, Oct. 31, with all 10 locations operating from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. The county's sites include the Ponte Vedra Branch Library, The Players Community Senior Center, Julington Creek Annex, RiverHouse at RiverTown and St. Johns County Convention Center. Other locations are the Supervisor of Elections Office at 4455 Avenue A, Suite 101, in St. Augustine, Solomon Calhoun Community Center, St. Augustine Beach City Hall, Southeast Branch Library and W.E. Harris Community Center in Hastings.

St. Johns reported 68,313 ballots through Wednesday, representing 28.01% of its 243,889 active registered voters. That total includes 50,350 early in-person ballots, 17,939 mail ballots and 24 provisional ballots. The county provides polling place information, early voting details and mail-ballot guidance at votesjc.gov.

Clay County: Seven Locations Open Through Saturday

Clay County's seven early voting locations remain open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, with Oct. 31 serving as the final day. Locations include Eagle Landing Residents Club, Fleming Island Health Department, Keystone Heights City Hall, Middleburg Civic Center and Orange Park Library. Thrasher-Horne Conference Center and the Supervisor of Elections Office at 500 N. Orange Ave. in Green Cove Springs complete the list.

Clay recorded 39,304 ballots through Wednesday, including 27,469 early in-person ballots and 11,828 mail ballots. The county turnout feed puts participation at 25.17%, or about one-quarter of its registered voters. Its election office provides precinct information at clayelections.gov, while EarlyVoteClay.com displays real-time early voting wait times.

Nassau County: Highest Turnout Among the Four

Nassau County has five early voting sites operating from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Those locations are Atlantic Avenue Recreation Center in Fernandina Beach, James S. Page Governmental Complex in Yulee, Walter Junior Boatright County Building in Callahan, Hilliard Community Center and Yulee Sports Complex. Nassau voters may use any of the county's early voting locations before the Oct. 31 deadline.

Nassau's 24,266 ballots represented 29.57% of its 82,056 active registered voters through Wednesday, the highest percentage among the four counties. The total includes 17,018 early in-person ballots and 7,248 mail ballots, with no provisional ballots recorded in the feed. The county provides election information through votenassaufl.gov.

Election Day: Assigned Precincts on Nov. 3

Election Day polling hours are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, across the four counties. Unlike early voting, when voters can use designated locations within their county, Election Day requires voters to report to their assigned precincts. St. Johns County specifically advises residents to verify their polling locations because some have changed since the previous election.

Duval voters can use the Polling Location Finder at duvalelections.gov by entering their house number and street name, or call 904-255-8683. St. Johns voters can use the Find My Polling Place tool at votesjc.gov, while Clay voters can enter their house number and street name in the Precinct Finder at clayelections.gov. Nassau provides a Find My Precinct tool through its elections website and also publishes precinct wait times.

St. Johns County requires photo and signature identification for in-person voting. Nassau states that voters must use their assigned precinct and that anyone in line at closing may vote. County election offices provide additional precinct information through their published contact numbers and websites.

Mail Ballots Must Arrive by 7 p.m. Nov. 3

Florida's Election Day receipt deadline for vote-by-mail ballots is 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, as reflected in the election guidance published by Duval, St. Johns and Nassau counties. The deadline concerns when election officials receive the ballot, rather than when a voter mails it. Ballot return procedures differ between the remaining early voting days and Election Day.

Duval allows mail ballots to be returned to its elections office during office hours or to secure ballot intake stations at early voting locations during voting hours. St. Johns permits returns by mail, at its elections office or at secure ballot intake stations during early voting, but specifically states that mail ballots cannot be returned to Election Day precincts. Nassau requires ballots to arrive at its Supervisor of Elections Office by 7 p.m. Election Day, while Clay provides secure ballot intake stations inside its seven early voting sites during their operating hours.

St. Johns County also lists a signature cure deadline of 5 p.m. on the second day after the election. Nassau's deadline for requesting a 2026 mail ballot has already passed. The county election offices provide the applicable return instructions and contact information.

County Election Office Contacts

## How we did this Jax Times compiled the county-by-county turnout figures from VR Systems turnout data used by Northeast Florida election offices, including records updated at 9:40 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026. We checked early voting schedules, locations, Election Day procedures and mail-ballot instructions against information published by the Duval, St. Johns, Clay and Nassau county supervisors of elections, including archived Duval election pages. Jax Times calculated the four-county ballot totals, combined turnout, voting-method totals and remaining early voting hours from those records, and all turnout figures reflect data through Wednesday, Oct. 28.