Virginia voter turnout thread ..

Me

[Bulwinkle]

Fairfax,Woodson highschool: at 7am I was voter #109, that's LOW! For the last 18 year I have voted at same time to get a feel for turnout. I'm in a Heavy Dem area.... So there is hope!

[Din Maker]

I read somewhere that there were only like 114,000 or 145,000 Absentee votes cast. Can’t remember exactly; but, the number was low.

[Din Maker]

My wife and kids all voted for the Libertarian.

I'd be ashamed to tell anyone that. But, at least they didn't vote for TM.

[Din Maker]

Voted at Robious Elementary about 10:45 in Midlothian. Took about 30 minutes; line was as long as the 2012 line.

I don't live in VA, but isn't Midlothian normally a Conservative area?

[tn_cruzin]

My grandparents voted in Henry County this morning around 9am. They said it was fairly steady but there wasnt any wait.

Henry County went for Kaine in 2005 by just a few percent, Mcdonnell in 2009 and Romney by a few percent last year.

[alrea]

Prayers up and fingers crossed for Cooch from the “other Washington”

prayer bump

[CodeToad]

Does VA have mail in ballots?

[VanShuyten]

I voted about an hour ago here in western Fairfax County. There was no line and only four other voters.

While turnout in No. Va. is about 9%, Arlington has a much higher turnout. Still, this might be a good sign for the R slate.

[John 3_19-21]

bkmk

[John 3_19-21]

"at least they didn't vote for TM.

Augh, yea they kinda did.

[Robert DeLong]

Whatever. If you read on we finally understood each other and I apologized.

[88keys]

I heard/read that male voters preferred Cuccinelli in recent polling results...so that is good! I would also add that many conservative voters (of all parties) work full-time, and many vote on their way home from work, rather than before (although this may be an "urban legend", LOL!)...and of course, voting time would depend on what shift you're working, AND, whether you are retired, etc...

I am truly hoping there are no hijinks or shenanigans around this election, and also that the word got out about what's-his-name the "Libertarian"...it's almost impossible for me to imagine a creepy slimeball like Terry MacAwful becoming the governor of the great Commonwealth of Virginia!! and based on WHAT experience or ability? Guess we'll see if folks really get what will happen if they vote for Sarvis...fingers crossed, and toes too, they WILL, and will end up doing the "right" thing!! (Anyone actually voting directly for MacAuliffe will never get it, so a counteraction is really needed here vis a vis turnout on the conservative side...hoping!!)

[LibLieSlayer]

It was dick morris (I know but he knows about presidential approval and what it means) that said once a pres hits 38%, it is almost certain that he will never truly recover.

[LibLieSlayer]

Praying hard for VICTORY here and blessings for the righteous!

[ScottinVA]

Ah OK... someone had told me (quite a few years ago) they were owned by the same family. No matter.. been to both and both are good!

[88keys]

..."and plan to vote about noon to check out the crowd at my precinct."...

Keep us posted! THIS should be the "live thread"...FReepers everywhere (including me, in Ohio) are watching, and hoping against hope y'all can pull off a victory for Cuccinelli and counteract both the "Libertarian" 3rd party split off voters AND the big-time Democrat/Washington election machine...GOOD LUCK AND GODSPEED!

[ScottinVA]

Nick’s at Gloucester and Shacklefords is owned by Nick Mantis. http://nicksspaghettiandsteak.com/our_history.htm

These are the two I've tried... sorry for the confusion... Haven't been to the Nick's on the Yorktown side.

[Hoodat]

Some polling places busy as Va. picks a governor

3 p.m.

CHESTERFIELD -- Chesterfield County Registrar Lawrence C. Haake III said turnout has been steady throughout the day.

As of about 2:30 p.m., he said, turnout was tracking at 43 percent of the county's registered voters.

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2:30 p.m.

HENRICO -- Lines were six deep this afternoon at the Lakeview precinct in western Henrico. A poll official said 648 people had voted and reported that turnout had been good throughout the day.

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2 p.m.

RICHMOND -- More Virginians are voting by absentee ballot this time around.

State election officials said 121,000 absentee ballots have been received as of today, up from 88,000 in the 2009 gubernatorial race.

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12:40 p.m.

RICHMOND -- A strong turnout is being reported at the Forest Hill Presbyterian Church precinct in South Richmond.

More than 2,700 voters are on the rolls there. By 12:25 p.m., a total of 922 had already voted, a turnout pace that surpassed poll workers' expectations. Earlier an official said he expected about 1,500 to vote there.

At nearby Woodland Heights Baptist Church, turnout was heavy in the morning but slacked off later. By 11:30 a.,m., 334 people had voted at the 5th District precinct, or about one-third of those registered there.

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11:45 a.m.

PETERSBURG -- Voting officials in Petersburg, Hopewell and Prince George are reporting a steady turnout this morning and no problems at the polls. Turnout has been lighter in Colonial Heights.

The comments in the Tri Cities region echo anecdotal reports elsewhere this morning that turnout has been possibly better than expected in the region and in the Richmond area.

[Hoodat]

Charlottesville:

Voters turning out, but lines and waits are manageable

Voters have kept local election workers busy since 6 a.m. as Central Virginians go to the polls today to cast ballots on a variety of offices from governor to county commissioner of revenue. Precinct workers across Charlottesville said the turnout has been steady, but not heavy, estimating that the morning rush has been about 40 percent of the heavy turnout of the 2012 presidential election. At 9 a.m., the voting booths were full, but voters had only a few minutes to wait in the city's Recreation precinct, near downtown. "We didn't expect anything like we had for the presidential election, but it's been good," said Harvey Finkel, a poll official at the precinct. "It's going well." "It's a bit chilly, but it's been a good morning," said Michael Farruggio, Republican candidate for the city council. "It's great seeing people." . . .

[txhurl]

BTTT and thanks

[Hoodat]

Lynchburg: (Yes, I know you're wondering how Lynchburg got its name)

Update: Lynchburg-area registrars busy as voters choose governor

2 p.m. update:

Voter turnout in the Lynchburg area as of 2 p.m. was at least normal, and perhaps a little better than that, poll workers were saying.

In Bedford County, the turnout "is much better than expected," said Barbara Gunter, the county's voter registrar. As of 2 p.m., 24 percent of the county's registered voters had cast ballots, indicating a final turnout of 35 to 40 percent, Gunter said.

In Lynchburg, the midday activity at the polls suggested the city's turnout also could land between 35 and 40 percent, said Pat Bower, chairwoman of the electoral board.

Amherst County's turnout also was surprising the registrar's office staff. "It seems higher than we thought it would be," said Gary Beasley, the Amherst registrar.

In Campbell County, registrar Karen Danos said she had been busy solving problems for voters who moved without updating their address, and turnout numbers at midday were not available. The early-morining voting in Campbell was a little lower than expected, Danos said.

Turnout for gubernatorial elections rarely tops 40 percent of registered voters, substantially less than than the 70-percent turnouts typically recorded in presidential elections like last year.