SWEETWATER COUNTY — Voting in the midterm elections is well underway, and preliminary numbers from the Sweetwater County Clerk’s Office point to strong turnout.

As of 1 p.m., 3,793 votes had been cast in Green River and Rock Springs, according to Kelly Williams of the clerk’s office. Williams said that count does not include the outlying towns.

Green River’s Recreation Center was the busiest polling location with 413 votes, followed by the catholic church with 391.

In Rock Springs, the Sweetwater County Events Complex led with 540 votes, followed by the Bunning Freight Station with 472.

Before polls opened this morning, more than 73,800 absentee ballots had been collected statewide, according to a press release from the Secretary of State’s Office. The release said the number is higher than in the 2022 and 2018 general elections.

Williams said about 3,000 Sweetwater County residents cast ballots early, which she said is about the same as in past midterm elections.

TRN Media will livestream election coverage on SweetwaterNOW’s Facebook page, and a broadcast will be available on KYCS 95.1 FM starting at 7 p.m.