In early vote, Democrats are outnumbering GOP - Thousands fill out ballots in battlegrounds

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Who's voting early, according to state data:

• Florida: Republicans outnumber Democrats in absentee voting by nearly 3-2 among 630,000 voters, according to the state Republican Party. But Democrats are closing that gap in early in-person voting; Monday's opening day produced nearly a 2-1 advantage for Democrats among 150,000 voters. Bush carried the state with 52% in 2004.

• Ohio: In Cuyahoga County, which Democrat John Kerry won by a 2-1 margin in 2004, nearly 45,000 people who affiliate with Democrats in primary elections have cast ballots, compared to 10,000 who vote in GOP primaries. In Hamilton County, where Bush won 53% in 2004, three in five early voters are affiliated with Democrats.

• North Carolina: Democrats outnumber Republicans by more than 2-1 among 480,000 early voters. In 2004, Democrats' early voting edge was 58% to 42%. Bush won the state in 2004 with 56%.

• Georgia: More than 750,000 people have voted. Voters don't register by party, but 36% of early voters are black -- up from 22% in 2004.

• Iowa: Nearly 200,000 people have voted, including 100,000 Democrats and 54,000 Republicans. Bush won Iowa in 2004 by 10,000 votes.

report: http://www.freep.com/article/20081022/NEWS15/810220324

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1. thanks you can also fallow it state by state here

http://elections.gmu.edu/early_vote_2008.html