N.C. numbers fall short of predictions

(Winston-Salem Journal) - Turnout for [last] Tuesday's general election was high but not exceptionally high, even with all of the enthusiasm about the presidential race and the fact that North Carolina was a battleground state.

The state had a 69 percent turnout rate. In Forsyth County, the turnout rate was 75 percent.

"I was frankly surprised that under 70 percent of registered voters turned out," said Kerry Haynie, an associate professor of political science at Duke University. "I thought it would have been above 70."