If there’s any advice volunteer Alicia Turner has for voters in the hours before polls close, it’s this: Make sure you know your polling place for Election Day. 

“Already today, we’ve had to turn away people who came to the wrong precinct,” Turner said. 

That’s because while you can drop off your mail-in ballot at any drop-box location in Pinal County until 7 p.m., voting in–person requires knowing your precinct. 

It’s one of the many intricacies voters have seen in the 2026 midterm elections, which has locals deciding not only the state’s next governor and U.S. Representative, but also whether or not to keep members of Maricopa City Council and Maricopa Unified School District’s Governing Board. 

Finding their precinct wasn’t an issue for voters in Province, which has traditionally seen the highest voter turnout in the city. Crowds milled in and out of the voting center and most people reported the process as efficient and easy. 

Province residents Tim and Robin Werth said they went to their local polling station instead of sending in their mail-in ballots because they prefer in-person voting. 

“We were in-and-out,” Tim said. “[It was] super easy.” 

The couple sent their ballots in by mail once, but the weight of wondering if their votes were counted made them prefer the assurance of voting in-person. 

“We just like going in-person. We always do,” Robin added. 

“But, by far, Province and Villages have been the busiest,” Kevin said. 

At Copper Sky Multigenerational Center, a majority of people exiting the polls reported sending in or dropping off mail-in ballots. The same went for voters at a location in the Villages.  

Hidden Valley resident Robin Davis said she voted early to free up her day to represent the Pinal County Republican Committee at the polling station. She also cited the recent flooding across Arizona and the need for emergency voting centers as reasons to vote early. 

“In case you get hung up on election day, or something happens, vote early. Get it done,” Davis said.