Heavy voter turnout in Massachusetts expected. Nearly 40% of residents expected to vote

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Update 10:40am PST: MSNBC/Dems (same thing right?) Coakley down by 10% so far!

In contrast to the light turnout for the party primaries last month, there are several signs of a heavy turnout in Massachusetts today, despite the weather conditions. According to WBZ in Boston:

Election officials in Boston said there have been more than twice the number of voters that showed up for the primaries.

Secretary of State William Galvin says he expected from 1.6 million to 2.2 million people to vote — a spread of between 40 percent and 55 percent of registered voters.

In the late Sen. Ted Kennedy’s district in Barnstable, they’re estimating a 60-percent turnout by the end of the day.

A line of cars stretched for nearly a half-mile from the gymnasium at North Andover High School. Some drivers turned around in exasperation.

Weather hasn’t stopped people from voting.

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January 19, 2010 · Filed Under Scott Brown


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