More than 6500 vote early in Geraldton for Federal election

More than 6500 people have already had their say on the Federal election in Geraldton in a show of support for early voting.

Nine candidates are battling to win the seat of Durack.

In Geraldton, 6554 people have taken the opportunity to vote early across the first five days of pre-polling, with an average of 1311 people casting their vote every day.

Across Durack, 12,719 people have cast their ballots early to date. There are 119,992 eligible voters in the Durack electorate.

For the State election, more than 14,000 people took the opportunity to vote early in Geraldton.

Several politicians have been in the Mid West during the election season.

On day one of pre-polling, Liberal MP Melissa Price, Labor candidate Karen Wheatland, Nationals candidate Bailey Kempton, and Greens candidate Brendan Sturcke were on hand to win over undecided voters.

Ms Price is regarded as the favourite for the seat, as she looks to claim a fifth term in Federal Parliament.

According to Sportsbet, the Coalition ($1.03) was a short-priced favourite to claim Durack, with Labor at $13.

Any other candidate ($11) was the only other option for the seat.

A survey conducted by the Geraldton Guardian on day one showed the Liberals had strong support in Geraldton, with 44 per cent of the primary vote.

Labor was next with 26 per cent, followed by the Nationals with 12 per cent.