Detroit's early in-person voting turnout tops 40,000

State of play: Ballots cast at the city's 14 early voting centers increased as the election neared.

• Turnout Sunday was 6,932, preceded by 5,859 on Saturday and 4,979 on Friday, according to the city's elections department.

What we're watching: Early voting's impact on the city's overall voter turnout. City Clerk Janice Winfrey predicted last week that 51-55% of the city's 524,000 registered voters would cast ballots.

• Detroit's 2008 turnout of 53% was the highest in the four previous presidential elections.