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Final day of multi-state primaries awaits voters in 7 states and DC
September 14, 2010
By Kyle Maichle
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin: The final day of multi-state primary elections await voters in seven states and in Washington, D.C. on September 14, 2010. Voters in Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York State, Rhode Island, Wisconsin, and Washington, D.C. will be casting ballots in the next-to-last primary elections of the year. (Hawaii holds its primary on September 18.)
In Wisconsin, elections officials are expecting record turnout for its primary election. The main attraction for its primary is a hotly contested Republican gubernatorial battle between Scott Walker and Mark Neumann. The Wisconsin Government Accountability Board projects close to 30 percent turnout statewide. Some counties in Wisconsin may have turnout close to fifty percent due to some hotly contested primaries for seats in the Assembly and Senate[1].
New Yorkers will be voting on a variety of races including Governor, Attorney General, State Assembly, State Senate, and U.S. Congress. New York State election officials are expecting a low turnout statewide[2].
Turn-out predictions
The New Hampshire Secretary of State expects a larger than normal turnout for its primary election. A spokesperson for the Secretary of State told the Union-Leader despite their projections of 25 percent its voters statewide will cast ballots, they will expect a large turnout for the Republican primary over Democratic primary. Hotly contested primaries for U.S. Senate, U.S. Congress, State House, and State Senate are the main attractions of the Granite State's primary[3].
Voters in Maryland and Washington, D.C. are flocking the polls early thanks to a new no-fault, early voting system in place. Elections officials feel that early voting will ease up long lines at the polls on primary day. At the same time, officials expressed concerns of a large number of absentee and provisional ballots that could delay the result of closely contested races for up to one week. One of the closely contested races in the region is for the Democratic nomination for Mayor of Washington, D.C.. Adrian Fenty is facing a challenge from D.C. Council President Vincent Gray[4].
The Delaware Commissioner of Elections is expecting a low turnout for their statewide primary. The Delaware Primary is a closed primary that could decide some closely contested races on the basis of voter turnout. The Commissioner of Elections expects between 14 to 20 percent of its voters to show up at the polls[5].
The polls close at 8:00 PM local time in Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Hampshire, Washington, D.C., and Wisconsin[6]. Polls close at 9:00 PM local time in New York and Rhode Island[7].
See also
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- Massachusetts House of Representatives elections, 2010
- Massachusetts State Senate elections, 2010
- Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2010
- Rhode Island State Senate elections, 2010
- Primary election dates in 2010
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Footnotes
- ↑ TODAY'S TMJ 4 "Wisconsin Primary Underway," September 14, 2010
- ↑ ABC 7 New York, "Voters in New York head to the polls Tuesday," September 14, 2010
- ↑ Union Leader, "Granite Status: Polls show Republican U.S. Senate primary race dead heat," September 13, 2010
- ↑ The Washington Post, "D.C., Maryland Primary Day 2010: Busy day at polls expected," September 14, 2010
- ↑ Delaware Online, "Delaware politics: State's elections can get quirky," September 14, 2010
- ↑ [Confirmed via phone with WI, MA, DC, DE, MD, and NH Elections Officials via phone]
- ↑ [Confirmed with NY State Board of Elections and RI Board of Elections via phone]
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