A Level Worst: Some areas set record for low turnout
By James Romoser
Winston-Salem Journal
In a primary election with few marquee races, voters in Forsyth County and across North Carolina largely stayed away from the polls Tuesday, setting records for low turnout in some places.
Complete but unofficial results yesterday showed turnout levels that were in most cases even lower than election officials had feared before the primaries began.
In Forsyth County, 10.2 percent of the county's 183,747 registered voters cast ballots on Tuesday.
Statewide, exact numbers were not available because a few ballots are still being counted, but Gary Bartlett, the state's elections director, said that turnout was about 9.5 percent.
Elections experts said that the low turnout was because of the lack of major national or state-wide races.
This year in North Carolina, there is no U.S. Senate race and no governor's race, and it is not a presidential-election year.
Winston-Salem Journal
In a primary election with few marquee races, voters in Forsyth County and across North Carolina largely stayed away from the polls Tuesday, setting records for low turnout in some places.
Complete but unofficial results yesterday showed turnout levels that were in most cases even lower than election officials had feared before the primaries began.
In Forsyth County, 10.2 percent of the county's 183,747 registered voters cast ballots on Tuesday.
Statewide, exact numbers were not available because a few ballots are still being counted, but Gary Bartlett, the state's elections director, said that turnout was about 9.5 percent.
Elections experts said that the low turnout was because of the lack of major national or state-wide races.
This year in North Carolina, there is no U.S. Senate race and no governor's race, and it is not a presidential-election year.
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