Elections News Mass State Primaries Turnout Expected To ‘far Exceed’ Previous Comparable Elections

Higher-than-expected election turnout boosted by judicial race, officials say

Political leaders on attribute a higher-than-expected voter turnout for Tuesday’s general election to the hotly contested state judicial retention vote. Turnout in Westmoreland County, which featured ... Read More

‘Democracy is on the ballot’: Bids to open same-day registration, end party primaries could reshape Mass. elections

A pair of initiatives barreling toward the 2026 ballot could give voters a direct say in upending tenets of the state’s electoral system, and in turn, dimming the influence that Massachusetts’ ... Read More

Election 2025: Voter turnout higher than normal in Berks

Elections like the one held Tuesday in Pennsylvania, where high-profile federal and state positions are absent from the ballot, tend to not bring crowds out to the polls. And while that was, indeed, ... Read More

Mecklenburg elections see highest municipal turnout in at least a decade

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Mecklenburg County voters turned out in far higher numbers for Tuesday’s municipal elections than they did two years ago, with nearly ... Read More

Final count of Douglas County’s general election turnout aligns with past city and school board races

The Douglas County Elections Office on West 23rd Street is pictured on July 13, 2022. The final count of Douglas County’s 2025 general election results is done, and turnout was “very much in line” ... Read More