The chart above shows the results by party (and combined) of Texas early voting after 6 days in the 15 largest counties (which have about 66% of the states registered voters). The numbers are from the office of the Texas Secretary of State.
It shows that voters are enthused about the 2018 election. After six days in 2014 (the last off-year election), 256,982 people had voted. In 2018, that total is 363,962 -- a difference of 106,980. The Republicans have increased their vote by 21,435, but most of the increase in early voting is due to more Democrats voting The Democratic vote has increased by 85,545.
For the first time in years, Texas Democrats are enthused. They are voting in numbers that suggest they now believe they can win. After 6 days, 186,796 Democrats have voted and 177,166 Republicans have voted -- a difference of 9,630 voters.
