State elections officials expect voter turnout to be around 30-percent for tomorrow’s primary. But that projection could vary depending where the hotly-contested races are in Georgia.
The 30-percent turnout projection would come-in lower than the over 40-percent of registered voters that cast ballots in February’s presidential primary.
But Deputy Secretary of State Rob Simms says high profile races should get a higher bump in turnout--such as perhaps primary voting in the 12th and 10th districts, and statewide interest in the U.S. Senate Democratic primary race:
"I think what you'll see is you'll see in some areas where you've got some real contentious and competitive races you may see some spikes in turnout in those areas. And other areas of the state where you may not have anything going on, you may see a little bit lower".
Simms says the advance and absentee voting has come-in at a "pretty good number"--so far 150,000 through Friday.
The 30-percent turnout projection would come-in lower than the over 40-percent of registered voters that cast ballots in February’s presidential primary.
But Deputy Secretary of State Rob Simms says high profile races should get a higher bump in turnout--such as perhaps primary voting in the 12th and 10th districts, and statewide interest in the U.S. Senate Democratic primary race:
"I think what you'll see is you'll see in some areas where you've got some real contentious and competitive races you may see some spikes in turnout in those areas. And other areas of the state where you may not have anything going on, you may see a little bit lower".
Simms says the advance and absentee voting has come-in at a "pretty good number"--so far 150,000 through Friday.
