With voters heading to the polls Tuesday, Ellis County Clerk and Election Officer Donna Maskus said her office saw a steady stream of people taking advantage of early voting, which ended at noon Monday.

Maskus told the Ellis County Commission on Monday her office had 266 people vote in advance Friday and, over the two-week early voting period, the office averaged nearly 200 advanced votes per day.

“In person, we had a total of 2,137 voters that came in the office and voted,” Maskus said.

An additional 884 people requested a mail ballot.

The polls remain open until 7 p.m. Tuesday.

— Jonathan Zweygardt, Hays Post