Ohio set a new record for early in-person voting, Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced Tuesday afternoon, topping the previous record set during the pandemic in 2020.

Ohio set a record for early in-person voting, the secretary of state announced Tuesday. “Our data team has been busy running the early voting numbers still coming in from the counties, and I’m thrilled to confirm today that Ohio set a new statewide record for in-person early voting,

More than 2.5 million voters have already cast early ballots. And Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose said this election could set a record as the highest number of voters in the state’s history.

More than 2.53 million Ohioans voted early in the election, according to data from the Ohio Secretary of State as of Monday afternoon. This is a combination of in person early voting and returned absentee ballots,