GREENVILLE — Monday’s first day of early voting for the November 6 elections set an all time local record.

“They were hopping out there,” said Hunt County Elections Administrator Mina Cook of her staff.

A total of 1,040 people voted in person Monday and Cook said another 749 mail-in ballots had been received as of the afternoon, with 75 overseas military votes also submitted.

“That brings the total to 1,864 ballots.” Cook said. “That is a pretty good turnout. They were busy.”

“Pretty good” is an understatement, as it smashed the previous record for the first day of early voting in Hunt County, set four years ago.

 The previous record in Hunt County was the 1,514 ballots cast on the first day of early voting for the November 2008 presidential election. The record total number of ballots cast during an early voting period in the county, 13,273, was also set during the 2008 general elections.

There is a lot on the ballot this time around, as  two area school districts will be choosing new board members, while citizens of one Hunt County city will be picking members of their city council on the same day as the general election.

Early voting for the elections began Monday and will continue through November 2.

Voting will take place between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays at the Hunt County Voter Administration Office, 2217 Washington Street in downtown Greenville. Extended early voting will also be scheduled at the office between 8 a.m. and noon this Saturday, between 1 and 3 p.m. Sunday, October 28 and between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Thursday, November 1.

The race to see who will be the President of the United States will be at the top of the ballot. Incumbent President Barack Obama, the Democratic Party candidate, is facing Republican Mitt Romney, Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson and Green Party candidate Jill Stein.

The United States Senate contest features Republican Ted Cruz facing Democrat Paul Sadler, Libertarian John Jay Myers and Green Party candidate David B. Collins.

Hunt County voters will also get to help decide who will be the next U.S. Representative from House District 4. The contest is between incumbent US. Representative Ralph Hall (R-Rockwall), Democrat VaLinda Hathcox of Sulphur Springs and Libertarian Party candidate Thomas Griffing of Dallas.

The race for Hunt County Commissioner Precinct 1 is between Republican Eric Evans and Democrat Jerry Minter.

Republican incumbent Constable for Precinct 1 Terry Jones will be facing Democrat Glenn Stone

And incumbent Constable for Precinct 2, Democrat Wayne “Doc Pierce, is facing Republican Charles Adams.

Residents served by the Boles and Cumby Independent School Districts will be voting for their boards of trustees, and voters in West Tawakoni will be casting ballots for their city council.

Robert Cruthird, Linda Pitts, Laura Sweeney, Gary Pitts and Jason Monroe are vying for four, four-year terms on the Board ISD board. William Bacon is unopposed in seeking a two-year unexpired term on the board.

Four people are seeking two places on the Cumby Independent School District board of trustees. Angie Allen, Renee Seely, Tammy Giles and David Tremor are vying for the three-year terms.

Jack Schultz and Calvin Travers are competing for the post of Mayor of West Tawakoni, while Pete Yoho and Laura Beckett are in the race for Place 2 on the West Tawakoni City Council.

Carol Solomon’s name is listed as unopposed in seeking the Place 4 spot on the council. However, Solomon was removed from the council Friday after a Hunt County jury found her guilty of one count of official misconduct. Although Solomon is not legally able to hold the office, it was too late to remove her name from the ballot.

Those needing additional information can call the Voter Administration Office at 903-454-5467 or go online at www.huntcounty.net/VoterReg/voter.htm.