Massive Voter Turnout In Fairfax County For VA Governor's Race

FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA -- Absentee vote totals in Fairfax County for the Virginia gubernatorial race have already eclipsed the entire absentee voting numbers from the last governor's election, and we're still five days until Election Day.

Fairfax County reports that through Nov. 1, 10,580 mail-in ballots have been returned out of 23,132 ballots mailed out, and 21,544 in-person ballots have been cast, for a total of 32,124 votes. During the last governor's election in 2013, the county recorded 8,307 mail-in ballots (out of 11,891 ballots mailed out) and 17,495 in-person ballots for a total of 25,802 absentee votes.

Fairfax County residents will go to the polls on Nov. 7 to choose between Republican Ed Gillespie and Democrat Ralph Northam for the next governor of Virginia as Gov. Terry McAuliffe finishes out his term.

The final day for in-person absentee voting is on Saturday, Nov. 4 at 10 locations across the county. If you're voting then, get to the polls early as it's expected to be a busy day, county spokeswoman Lisa Connors said in a statement.

For more information on absentee ballots and where to vote, visit the Fairfax County absentee voting page.

Gillespie and Northam are currently neck-and-neck in the race, with poll aggregator RealClearPolitics showing Northam with a 3.6-point lead over Gillespie. That has shrunk in recent weeks from a lead of about 7 points for Northam.

There's also a huge range between the polls included in that number. Quinnipiac on one end shows Northam with a 17-point lead, while Hampton on the other end shows Gillespie with an 8-point lead.

Image via Northam's and Gillespie's official campaign websites