Pasco County voters had cast more than 85,000 ballots as of Tuesday, Oct. 27, with Republicans holding a wide lead in early in-person voting ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm election.

Hillsborough County surpassed 200,000 combined ballots. Democrats led the mail-in count there while Republicans held a narrower edge in early in-person turnout.

The numbers come from Florida Division of Elections data as of 8:07 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, reported by WFLA. Statewide, more than 3 million Floridians had already voted.

Pasco County

In Pasco, 46,069 people voted early in person and 39,525 returned mail-in ballots, for a combined 85,594.

Republicans dominated the early in-person vote with 22,418 ballots compared to 13,652 for Democrats. In mail-in voting, Democrats held a smaller advantage: 16,247 Democratic ballots to 14,040 Republican. Another 8,624 voters with no party affiliation voted early in person, and 8,099 voted by mail.

Pasco's early voting runs through Saturday, Oct. 31. Sites are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Local locations include the Land O' Lakes Recreation Complex at 3032 Collier Parkway, the Odessa Community Center at 1627 Chesapeake Drive and the New River Branch Library at 34043 Wesley Chapel Blvd. in Wesley Chapel, according to Tampa Bay Beacons.

Hillsborough County

Hillsborough's combined total reached 200,018. Mail-in ballots crossed the 100,000 mark at 100,092. Early in-person voting stood at 99,926.

Democrats led mail-in voting with 44,863 ballots to 33,337 for Republicans. The early in-person gap was tighter: 40,809 Democrats to 38,011 Republicans. No-party-affiliation voters accounted for 19,532 mail-in and 18,712 early in-person ballots.

Hillsborough's early voting continues through Sunday, Nov. 1. The Keystone Park and Recreation Center at 17928 Gunn Highway in Odessa is among 27 sites open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Statewide picture

Across Florida, 1,492,287 people had voted by mail and 1,660,398 had voted early in person as of Tuesday, Oct. 27, WFLA reported.

Democrats held a statewide mail-in lead with 643,143 ballots to 529,943 for Republicans. Republicans led early in-person voting with 727,255 ballots to 601,289 for Democrats. Another 283,146 no-party-affiliation voters returned mail ballots and 290,959 voted early in person.

The state reported 986,535 mail-in ballots had not yet been returned. Those ballots must reach the local supervisor of elections office by 7 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3.

Voters who still want to cast a ballot before Nov. 3 can visit any early voting site in their county. Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Craig Latimer told WTSP when early voting opened that voters who forget their ID can still participate: "If you show up and you forgot to bring your identification, you can still vote."