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More than 58 million Americans have already voted

U.S. voters have cast 42.7% of the total votes counted in the 2016 election.

ByLauren King and Lauren Lantry
Last Updated: October 26, 2020, 11:05 AM EDT

With nine days to go until Election Day, and President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden racing toward Nov. 3, voters are turning out in record numbers to cast their ballots early.

More than 58 million Americans have already voted in the 2020 election, reflecting an extraordinary level of participation and interest despite unprecedented barriers brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.

In the final weeks of campaigning, the president has continued to press as polls show him trailing nationally and in several battleground states key to his reelection hopes. The president had a campaign rally in New Hampshire Sunday to top off a weekend of events across multiple states, and Biden appeared at a virtual "I Will Vote" concert.

All 50 states plus Washington, D.C., have some form of early voting underway. Check out FiveThirtyEight’s guide to voting during the COVID-19 pandemic here.

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Here's how the news developed Sunday. All times Eastern.
Oct 25, 2020, 11:24 PM EDT

President, first lady greet children at White House Halloween event

Halloween at the White House looked slightly different this year as the president and first lady Melania Trump greeted children outside of the residence, but did not hand out any candy.

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump greet trick-or-treaters on the South Lawn during a Halloween celebration at the White House, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020 in Washington.
Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP

Supporters shouted, "We love you!" and "God bless you, Mr. President!" Another chanted, "Four more years!"

White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows stood nearby, also greeting children. Neither Meadows nor the Trumps wore face coverings.

-ABC News' Elizabeth Thomas

Oct 25, 2020, 6:17 PM EDT

Over 58 million Americans have already voted

According to the United States Elections Project, an unprecedented 58,857,310 voters have already voted and at least 86,931,110 ballots have been requested in early voting states. Nationally, voters have cast 42.7% of the total votes counted in the 2016 general election.

With nine days to go before the election, the total number of early votes cast so far has exceeded the total number of early votes cast in all of 2016, according to the Associated Press.

Voters line up to cast their ballots during early voting session in Celebration, Florida, Oct. 25, 2020.
Gregg Newton/Reuters

In the key swing state of Florida, 40.6% of registered voters have already voted. Over 5 million ballots have been cast, 2 million of which were in-person.

In Pennsylvania, over 1 million ballots have been cast. In North Carolina, over 3 million voters have cast their ballots early. And over 7 million Texans have already voted, which is over 80% of the total turnout in the state in 2016.

-ABC News' Kelsey Walsh

Oct 25, 2020, 5:11 PM EDT

Trump signs pumpkin on campaign trail

After delivering remarks at a campaign rally in Londonderry, New Hampshire, Trump visited hundreds of supporters in Maine at the Treworgy Family Orchard on Sunday afternoon.

President Donald Trump holds an autographed pumpkin during a visit to the Treworgy Family Orchards, SOct. 25, 2020, in Levant, Maine.
Alex Brandon/AP

"I'm very impressed, and I'm very impressed with Maine, and I hope we're going to do well," Trump said.
He added, "It's the biggest election our country's ever had."

With just six days before Halloween and nine days left on the campaign trail, Trump then signed a pumpkin and joked, "that'll be on eBay tonight." He said he planned to take a bag of apples back to the White House.

-ABC News' Elizabeth Thomas

Oct 25, 2020, 4:45 PM EDT

Ballot drop box set on fire in Boston

Boston police are asking for the public's assistance in identifying the individual who set an election ballot drop box on fire in the area of 700 Boylston St. in the city.

The police department released a series of surveillance images and included phone numbers for anyone who can help them identify the individual in a news release.

Firefighters were called to the scene shortly after 4 a.m. on Sunday and found smoke coming from inside the drop box.

Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin has asked the FBI to investigate.

The drop box had last been emptied by the Boston Elections Department at 2:29 p.m. on Saturday, Galvin's office said in a statement.

According to the Secretary of the commonwealth's office there were 112 ballots in the dropbox and 87 were able to be processed, the others weren't salvageable and those voters affected will be resent ballots. -ABC News' Luke Barr contributed to this report.