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More than 900,000 Minnesotans have already voted in the November general election as of Friday, two and a half weeks before Election Day.

That’s already more than the roughly 675,000 Minnesotans who voted early in 2016. And there are as many as 744,000 absentee ballots requested but not yet submitted, according to the latest data from the Minnesota Secretary of State office.

Minnesota absentee voting on record-setting pace

Not everyone who requests an absentee ballot will end up submitting it. Some won’t vote, and others will decide to vote in person.

So far early voting is concentrated in parts of the state where lots of Democrats live. 

The heavily Democratic counties of Hennepin and Ramsey, for example, have seen around one-third of registered voters submit ballots already. Just 10 percent have voted in the Republican stronghold of Sherburne County, in contrast.

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With less than three weeks left until Election Day, more than 1.6 million Minnesota voters have requested absentee ballots for the November general election as of Friday. 

A pair of hands prepares a mail-in ballot.

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Absentee ballots requested and accepted as of Oct. 16

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Early voting as of Oct. 16 by county, vs. Donald Trump's 2016 vote share

Absentee ballots requested/accepted by county on Oct. 16 vs. electorate

Nearly 1 million Minnesotans have already voted in November election

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