Turnout
Turnout was just under 20 percent, 19.6, on Tuesday. That's much better than the 12.4 percent from the 2005 elections, so congratulations, voters!
A couple of districts had interesting turnout figures, though. Keeping in mind that all voters were selecting at-large candidates and a mayor, District 4 featured a race with a strong incumbent, Mike Barber, going against a candidate, David Crawford, who dropped out of the race. Turnout in D4 was 22.6 percent, higher than the city average.
But in District 5, which featured the hot-button race between incumbent Sandy Carmany and conqueror Trudy Wade, only 12.4 percent of voters turned out. Wade didn't even need 2,000 votes to win the seat.
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Please help voters find through internet searches what local candidates and bond issues are going to come up for election. I could not find anything the day before the elections. 20% is a dismal turnout. Not everyone gets the paper delivered. Many more can find out important voting info if you covered the issues on your web site.
Thanks for your consideration.
Posted on November 8, 2007 9:12 AM
nice post
Posted on May 23, 2008 11:13 PM