NEW YORK, November 4. /TASS/. More than 78 million Americans took advantage of the opportunity to vote early ahead of the Nov. 5 election, according to data released by Florida State University.

According to the report, more than 42.6 million people attended polling stations, and approximately 35.3 million voted by mail.

The total number of registered voters in the United States is approximately 168 million. The highest turnout was recorded in Texas (8.9 million votes), Florida (8.1 million), California (7.6 million), North Carolina (4.4 million) and Georgia (4 million ).

The next general election in the United States will be held on November 5. Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris will compete for the post of head of state. Trump was the 45th President of the United States (2017-2021). He lost the 2020 election to Democrat Joe Biden and is now trying to return to the White House. Harris has served as vice president since January 2021.