Midterm Elections Draw Voter Turnout Near Level of Presidential Elections

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Voter turnout for the midterm elections in Pennsylvania was so high this year that it approached presidential election numbers, write Eugene Tauber and Michelle Merlin for The Allentown Morning Call.

According to the unofficial turnout results, 58.4 percent of registered voters in the Keystone State cast their ballot in the 2018 midterm election. That is more than five million people, unusual for an election that ordinarily generates less interest than presidential elections.

In the 2016 presidential election, the number of registered Pennsylvanians who voted was around 70 percent, while in 2012 it was around 67.35 percent.

So far, all counties have had their races tallied except for Delaware County, where the average is based on votes cast in the U.S. Senate race.

Chester County had the second highest voter turnout in the commonwealth, with 66.2 percent or more than 236,000 registered voters casting their ballots.

Other midterms in recent history did not have such high turnout. For example, turnout was 45.7 percent statewide in 2002, 50 percent in 2006, 46 percent in 2010, and 42.9 percent in 2014.

Read more about the recent voter turnout in The Allentown Morning Call here.

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