More Than 34 Million People Have Voted Already as Researchers Reveal States With Most Pre-Election Ballots

Voters cast their ballots at a polling station in a file photo. Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images

More than 34 million pre-midterm ballots have been cast in more than 45 states, according to data from election officials and researchers.

The U.S. Election Project, a University of Florida program that compiles state voting data, shows that 35.5 million people have voted in 44 states as of Friday. Meanwhile, officials with Edison Research and Catalist told CNN that 34.6 million have voted as of Friday in 47 states.