Lowest turnout expected for statewide vote
By John Wildermuth, Chris Heredia and Patrick Hoge, San Francisco Chronicle
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/06/06/MNG5MJ94QG1.DTL
A record low 34 percent of California's 15.6 million eligible voters are expected to cast ballots in today's statewide election, which includes the Democratic primary battle for governor and a host of other closely followed state and local contests. That would be the lowest turnout since the Field Poll began making pre-election turnout estimates in 1946.