Tuesday’s election turnout is likely to lag behind 2006
Few area counties are expecting big increases in voter turnout Tuesday compared with the last midterm election, and some predict decreases.
That’s especially true in Kansas.
Secretary of State Chris Biggs predicts a 48 percent voter turnout. That’s down 5 percentage points from the 2006 midterm election.
Johnson County is also predicting a 48 percent turnout, while Wyandotte County predicts 35 percent, both down from 2006.
“We hope people genuinely do show up to the polls on Election Day,” said Wyandotte County Election Commissioner Bruce Newby. “We’re prepared for them. We want them to vote.”
In Johnson County, more than 60,000 voters are expected to cast their vote before Tuesday, more advance voting than in 2006, said Johnson County Election Commissioner Brian Newby.
“We’ve been having such good advance voting, but I don’t think it’s going to carry over into Election Day,” he said.
In Missouri, about half of registered voters are expected to go to the polls Tuesday or cast absentee ballots, not much different from the 53 percent in 2006.
Jackson County officials predict 55 to 60 percent, compared with 64 percent in 2006.
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