Early voter turnout in this year's midterm elections is surpassing early voting totals for the 2014 midterm election cycle in at least 27 states, according to the University of Florida Elections Project.

The project noted that the states where early voter turnout is higher than 2014's early voter totals include Arizona, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Wisconsin, West Virginia and Washington, D.C., as first reported by CBS News.

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CBS News notes that early voter turnout in Texas has surpassed the state's total turnout in the 2014 midterms.

"In the last three decades, we've had about 40 percent of those eligible to vote participating in midterm elections," University of Florida associate professor Michael McDonald, who oversees the Election Project, told CBS News. "If we get in the upper end of that range, if we can beat the 1966 49 percent turnout rate, you'd have to go all the way back to 1914 to get a turnout rate above 50 percent."

More than 24 million votes had been counted as early or absentee nationwide as of Wednesday, according to NBC News. The news outlet noted that at the same time in 2014, less than 13 million early or absentee ballots had been counted.

The news regarding early voting comes just days before what could be a key midterm election, as Democrats try to seize on opposition to President Trump Donald John TrumpOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Pelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Trump mocks Biden appearance, mask use ahead of first debate MORE to retake the House and possibly the Senate.

Polls have shown Democrats have a solid chance of earning a majority in the lower chamber. Meanwhile, Republicans appear to be the favorites to hold onto their majority in the Senate.

Many of the states that are experiencing surges in early voting have key elections this year.

In Texas, Rep. Beto O'Rourke Beto O'RourkeJimmy Carter says his son smoked pot with Willie Nelson on White House roof O'Rourke endorses Kennedy for Senate: 'A champion for the values we're most proud of' 2020 Democrats do convention Zoom call MORE (D-Texas) is vying to unseat incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz Rafael (Ted) Edward CruzTrump argues full Supreme Court needed to settle potential election disputes Press: Notorious RBG vs Notorious GOP The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by Facebook - Washington on edge amid SCOTUS vacancy MORE (R-Texas).

States such as Florida and Georgia also have governor races that have gained national attention. Sen. Jeff Flake Jeffrey (Jeff) Lane FlakeJeff Flake: Republicans 'should hold the same position' on SCOTUS vacancy as 2016 Republican former Michigan governor says he's voting for Biden Maybe they just don't like cowboys: The president is successful, some just don't like his style MORE (R-Ariz.) and Sen. Bob Corker Robert (Bob) Phillips CorkerHas Congress captured Russia policy? Tennessee primary battle turns nasty for Republicans Cheney clashes with Trump MORE's (R-Tenn.) retirement have also led to closely-watched races to replace them.