0 someone who sends their vote by post or by using the internet, rather than being physically present to vote at an election: --
His campaign locked up many votes early with a substantial absentee voter campaign.
Their computer model did not sufficiently account for the early voters and the absentee voters.
Election clerks in many counties report an increase in absentee voters.
Many absentee voters would have already cast their ballots prior to the revelations about the candidate.