State voter turnout low
Published 8:15 am Wednesday, July 16, 2008
U.S. House District 2 GOP – Runoff
417 of 418 precincts – 99 percent
x-Jay Love, GOP 25,124 – 53 percent
Harri Anne Smith, GOP 22,404 – 47 percent
U.S. House District 5 GOP – Runoff
303 of 312 precincts – 97 percent
x-Wayne Parker, GOP 16,028 – 79 percent
Cheryl Guthrie, GOP 4,330 – 21 percent
Public Service Comm President GOP – Runoff
2,604 of 2,665 precincts – 98 percent
x-Twinkle Cavanaugh, GOP 62,262 – 60 percent
Matt Chancey, GOP 41,490 – 40 percent
Criminal Appeals Place 1 GOP – Runoff
2,604 of 2,665 precincts – 98 percent
x-Beth Kellum, GOP 52,700 – 55 percent
Lucie McLemore, GOP 43,208 – 45 percent
MONTGOMERY – Alabama’s chief election official says preliminary numbers from the runoff election indicate turnout was lower than expected.
Secretary of State Beth Chapman said the turnout for Tuesday’s primary was between 4 percent and 5 percent. She had been hoping for as much as 9 percent. She called the turnout “very disappointing.”
Chapman said the low turnout was due in part to the Democratic Party not having any runoffs in statewide or congressional races. Also, she said voters seemed to lose interest after setting a record turnout for the presidential primary in February. But she is expecting a big turnout for the general election in November.