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Election turnout lower than expected in Norwalk

August 14, 2014
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Mark Chapman
Figures for the primary election of Tuesday, Aug. 12.
Figures for the primary election of Tuesday, Aug. 12.

NORWALK, Conn. – Total turnout for Tuesday’s primary election was somewhat less than the 20 percent that  had been predicted.

According to figures provided by the Norwalk Registrar of Voters Office, 18.74 percent (1,502 of 8,547) of eligible Republicans cast ballots in the election, while 18.33 percent (1,598 or 8,718) of Democrats exercised their right to vote.

Republicans in all Norwalk districts had races on the ballot, including Republican registrar of voters, governor, lieutenant governor and comptroller. District 142 Republicans also cast ballots for state representative.

Democrats in the 137th and 140th districts got to choose who would be on the November ballot for state representative.

Republican turnout was highest in the 142nd, where percentage at the three polling places were 24.95 (A), 22.11 (B) and 21.72 (C). In 140A, turnout was t 20.29 percent. The low point was in 140B, where 7.07 percent of registered Republicans showed up (26 of 368).

On the Democratic side, 140B saw the highest percentage of voters with 22.54 percent. The low point was in 137B, where 15.10 percent showed up to vote.

The numbers (click on row to enlarge):

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5 responses to “Election turnout lower than expected in Norwalk”

  1. peter parker

    Disgraceful!

  2. Pibermanfmc

    With a 3 to 1 Democrat advantage voter interest in primaries remains muted. Norwalk supports the Democratic super majority in Hartford as does neighboring Bridgeport. Norwalkers endorse Democratic governance that has made CT a poster child. The rest of lower Fairfield votes GOP. Citizens desiring better governance can always move. Or hope for a longevity drug.

  3. Joe

    I have a problem with the fact that the Norwalk Registrars Office pushed out absentee ballots to all voters instead of voters in need. There was the same kind of abuse in the Bridgeport election with Sen Ayala. See the CT Post.

    I didn’t ask for an absentee ballot but I got one with a number on it. That’s not right. It smells.

    I’ve been smelling voting irregularities with absentee ballots, the loosening of early voting rules and the loosening of registration rules. All these loosenings help the cheaters win.

  4. Karen Doyle Lyons

    The Registrar of Voters office does not handle Absentee ballots. Applications are sent to the Town Clerks office who then follows procedures and sends out absentee ballots. On Election day they are turned over to the offficials for counting.

    Each and ever ballot is accounted for and counted. What is fraud is when someone applies for an absentee ballot and that application is marked one of the four reasons to receive the ballot.

    We invite everyone to come into our office or call and we would be happy to provide information.

    Thank you all who came out to vote.

  5. Joe

    I still don’t think it’s right that we received an unsolicited “numbered” absentee ballot in the mail which we didn’t ask for. It shouldn’t have been sent. We were in town for this election.

    And I also don’t think it should have been accompanied with a written plug for a particular candidate.

    We went to city hall to get absentee ballots before the last mayor’s election. But I don’t remember asking them to mail us absentee ballots for any more elections.

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