Voter turnout in KY predicted to be 31% tops 41%.

[kentuck]

https://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article236988299.html#storylink=moresection

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Unofficial results for Kentucky’s 2019 general election show a voter turnout of more than 41 percent, well above the 31 percent predicted last week by Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes.

There are 3,451,537 registered voters in the commonwealth, according to the Kentucky State Board of Elections. By 11 p.m. Tuesday evening, all but one of Kentucky’s 120 counties — McCracken — were reporting full results, which showed a statewide voter turnout of 41.5 percent.

Upwards of 1.4 million people cast ballots in the Nov. 5 election, and more than half of the state’s counties saw voter turnouts of at least 40 percent.

In the May primary, turnout was less than 20 percent statewide.

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[woodsprite]

1. That's awesome, but I wish it had been 45% or more since

almost 6K votes isn't enough to drive it home to the Repubs that they lost.

[awesomerwb1]

2. That's great

But that also means that the trumpublicans upped their game as well.

2020 is gonna be a battle. But then again we all knew that.

[kentuck]

3. That's right!

But there are more registered Democrats in KY than Republicans. If there is a turnout of around 45%, Democrats are likely to win, even against Mitch McConnell.

[empedocles]

4. Be good to know the increased turnout levels by each party

[kentuck]

5. Just over 900,000 voted in last gubernatorial election in 2015.

Approximately 500K for Repubs to 400K for Democrats.

Democrats had a much larger increase in voter turnout this time around.

[empedocles]

6. Who increased turnout more, 'cons or dems this time?

[kentuck]

7. Dems by about 30%.

Or a little more.

[empedocles]

8. Thank you

[malaise]

9. Prouf of all of you Kentuck

[redstatebluegirl]

10. When we show up we win.

Get out the vote, get out the vote!

[gratuitous]

15. THIS

Let this be our byword for the next 12 months. Bask in the good feelings today; tomorrow it's back to work!

[Hortensis]

11. Yes, 31% predicted right up to poll opening. nt

[redstatebluegirl]

16. I think Trump's visit got another 10 percent of Democrats to the polls.

I pray he continues to help us up to 2020. I want to totally defeat them, not just a little, pound them into the pavement so there is no question who won and why.

[Garrett78]

12. How sad that we're celebrating 41% turnout. It's embarrassing.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

13. voting needs to be easier, take less time, disrupt schedules less

A citizen should be able to vote at any one of a multitude of polling places as well as by mail.

(Always, paper ballots).

[lagomorph777]

14. Moscow Mitch must be changing the Depends a lot today.