State voter turnout tops 55 percent
Projections are it could reach as high as 73 percent.
The Associated Press
November 6, 2002 - 11:28 AM
PORTLAND — Turnout among registered voters had already reached about 55 percent by this morning with about half the ballots still to be counted in the three Portland metro counties, according to reports from county clerks.
By comparison, the September special election drew just 44 percent of registered voters.
Ballots from 1.03 million voters had been counted by The Associated Press early today in the statewide general election, with about half tallied in Clackamas and Washington counties, and a fourth left to count in Multnomah County, the state’s most populous county.
If the number of votes cast meets projections, the turnout could reach 73 percent — well above the Oregon Secretary of State’s estimate of 63 percent.
The turnout in the 2000 presidential election reached about 80 percent of registered voters.
There were nearly 1.86 million voters registered for the September special election but only 817,532 cast ballots, according to the secretary of state’s office.
This could be good for Mannix -- especially if more Republicans voted.
Yes, votes from Multnomah county are being counted now. I will post the latest tally update also.