Williamson County topped every county in Tennessee in early voting turnout for the 2026 midterm election, with 38% of registered voters casting ballots before polls open Tuesday, Nov. 3.

The figure represents a 50% increase over early voting turnout in the 2022 midterm election, according to the Williamson Scene.

Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday. Voters must present a Tennessee or federal photo ID, even if expired, according to the Williamson County Election Commission. The Longview Recreation Center at 2909 Commonwealth Drive in Spring Hill served as the local early voting site for the Spring Hill and Thompson's Station area.

Williamson County Election Administrator Chad Gray told the Williamson Herald that competitive races contributed to the turnout, citing an open governor's race and competitive congressional contests in the county.

The turnout kept climbing. The Herald reported Oct. 28 that 57,147 voters had cast ballots through Oct. 27, already surpassing the 48,977 who voted early during the entire 2022 midterm. Gray estimated at the time that total turnout could reach 88,000 to 90,000 ballots, or about 46% to 47% of the county's 193,432 registered voters.

"I think we're gonna be close to the 2018 numbers," Gray told the Herald.

Congressional redistricting split Williamson County between the 5th and 9th Congressional Districts, producing two competitive U.S. House races, the Williamson Scene reported. U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, the Republican nominee for governor who lives in Williamson County, faces Democrat Jerri Green and 13 independent candidates.

In the 5th District race, Republican Charlie Hatcher is running against Democrat Chaz Molder, the mayor of Columbia. In the newly created 9th District, state Sen. Brent Taylor, a Republican, faces state Rep. Justin J. Pearson, a Democrat.

The ballot also includes a U.S. Senate race, state legislative contests and three proposed constitutional amendments covering a state property tax ban, pretrial detention for certain violent offenses and crime victims' rights.

Statewide, the next highest early voting turnout rates trailed Williamson County's 38%: Loudon County at 36%, Wilson County at 32%, Shelby and Davidson counties at 31% each, and Rutherford and Knox counties at 30% each, according to the Williamson Scene.

Gray encouraged Election Day voters to review their sample ballots before arriving and to check their selections carefully on touchscreen voting machines. Selections cannot be changed once a ballot has been cast.