Tulsa County Early Voting Continues At ONEOK Field After Record Breaking Day 1 Turnout

Early in-person voting continues across Oklahoma for the second day, including at ONEOK Field for voters within Tula County. Day one of early voting in Tulsa left voters in long lines as record voter turnout brings hundreds to the polls across the state. Voters began arriving at ONEOK Field as early as 2 a.m. on Thursday morning to begin lining up and voters were still in line as late as 6:30 p.m.

Friday, October 30th 2020, 5:10 am

By: News On 6

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The second day of early in-person voting is happening across Oklahoma, including for voters in Tulsa County at ONEOK Field. The turnout for just the first day has already surpassed the overall total for early voting in the 2016 General Election.

Tulsa County Election Board Secretary Gwen Freeman told News On 6 the first day totals for early voting at ONEOK Field was 4,408. She said they expect to see an increase because Friday’s and Saturday’s are usually the biggest days for early voting turnout.

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At one point, the line was stretched around ONEOK Field. People in line said the wait time was 1-2 hours.

“Get out here early, bring a book, get ready to wait in line a little but know that it’s worth it,” said Grant Bumgarner, an early voter. “I think everyone out here’s excited to get their vote cast so people want to get it in early.”

Early voting continues Friday from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m.-2p.m.