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Page 1 of 2 <br /> [object Object] <br /> News I Local I Sports I Business (Entertainment I Life I Travel (Multimedia I Blots (opinion I Obits Jobs Cars Homes Classifieds Shop Pets <br /> w <br /> ble-111 <br /> Join TwlnCitles.com Customer service I Mobile I E X -dition I Help I � '" <br /> F. u @ ANIMAL <br /> 9%voted in Minnesota. primary, 2nd lowest turnout <br /> 15 August.2012 P Bill Salisbury E Taps <br /> Only 9 percent of Minnesota's eligible voters cast ballots in the Tuesday,Aug.14,primary election,according to an estimate by Secretary of State <br /> Mark Ritchie. <br /> That is the second-lowest turnout for a primary in the 62 years that state officials have kept such election records.The previous low was 7.7 percent in <br /> 2004.Before that,the smallest turnout was 10.1 percent in 1988. <br /> In recent decades,the average voter turnout for primaries was around 15 percent.During the 1950s and 1960s,turnouts usually were more than 30 <br /> percent. <br /> Although turnout statistics by congressional district aren't available yet,it appears the 8th District with its hotly contested,three-candidate DFL <br /> congressional race had a relatively large turnout.About 74,000 voters cast ballots in the 8th,accounting for 22 percent of the votes cast throughout the <br /> state. <br /> About 38,000 voters turned out in the 1st District,where there was a contested Republican congressional race.That represents about 12 percent of <br /> the statewide turnout,which is close to the average for a congressional district. <br /> Posted By Bill Salisbury <br /> «Previous Post Graves raises$64,000 in July Next Post.:> <br /> Facebook article commenting:How-to and questions <br /> Recommend Be the first of your friends to recommend this. <br /> ..__.......-- .................. ....................... <br /> Add a(oni wnt- <br /> ..__....__........ .............. <br /> :._......... Cammaltt.. <br /> News]BusinossISportsiEntortainmentIufe&Cul lurelShoppinglJobsICarsIHomes NewsroomlAboul Our AdsiCopyrightlAbout MediaNews GroupiOnlino Media KitlPrinl Media KitIllelp <br /> http://blogs.twincities.com/politics/2012/08/15/9-voted-in-minnesota-primary-2nd-lowest... 08/15/2012 <br />