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Virginia

Yonnie3

(17,420 posts) Tue Nov 7, 2017, 04:31 PM Nov 2017

Just voted in Central Virginia

A two minute wait. My 2:30 pm vote number shows that there was a 43% turnout at my purple precinct at that time.

In 2013 the turnout was 57% (with McAuliffe beating the Cooch by 2.1% of the vote) and in 2016 turnout was 77%.

Edit to add: Hillary won by 0.7% in 2016

Pins and needles!

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Just voted in Central Virginia (Original Post) Yonnie3 Nov 2017 OP

Hope the vote keeps turning out bearsfootball516 Nov 2017 #1

That sounds hopeful. 58Sunliner Nov 2017 #2

In my purple precinct, who turns out is the deciding factor. Yonnie3 Nov 2017 #3

bearsfootball516

(6,373 posts)

1. Hope the vote keeps turning out

Reply to Yonnie3 (Original post)

Tue Nov 7, 2017, 04:42 PM

Nov 2017

Saw a guy who's been tweeting updates all day about turnout say that heavy rain in NOVA was hurting turnout up there. Hopefully they come back now that it's rolled out.

58Sunliner

(4,372 posts)

2. That sounds hopeful.

Reply to Yonnie3 (Original post)

Tue Nov 7, 2017, 04:43 PM

Nov 2017

2013 is the number to beat, realistically. So 4 1/2 hours to beat 2013 % turnout. Need another 15%.

Yonnie3

(17,420 posts)

3. In my purple precinct, who turns out is the deciding factor.

Reply to 58Sunliner (Reply #2)

Tue Nov 7, 2017, 04:49 PM

Nov 2017

Edit to add:

Reps seem to do better with high turnouts.

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