Over 78 million Americans go to early voting in US

More than 78 million U.S. citizens used early voting before the U.S. presidential elections on Nov. 5, TASS news agency reports.

More than 42.6 million people visited polling stations in person, and about 35.3 million voted by mail.

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

The presidential elections in the U.S. will take place on Nov. 5. Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris are running for president.