Tyler, TX (KETK) — Early voting will continue through this coming Friday night at seven.

But in Smith County, many people aren't waiting for that deadline.

On Monday of this week, Smith County Election Administrator Karen Nelson, tell KETK that 33,000 voters had voted early.  Compare that to the entirety of early voting in Smith County back in 2008, which was 49,000, a number Nelson expects to surpass.

Watch the story above to find out why so many more people are heading to the polls earlier this year.