More than 9,000 cast early and absentee ballots in first two days of early voting
More than 9,000 Shelby County voters cast ballots the first two days of the early voting period. Early voting at 26 locations across the county continues through Aug. 1. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
Most of the early and absentee votes in the first two days of the ongoing early voting period were cast in Democratic state and federal primaries.
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