Politics & Government
Election Day: Higher Than Expected Turnout
Tuesday's election got off to a slow start, but numbers picked up in the evening.
Wakefield voter turnout was light through the morning and early afternoon, but picked up during the evening hours, according to figures released by the Town Clerk's office.
As of noon, only about 1600 Wakefield residents total had cast their votes at each of the four polling stations.
Only a few people remained holding signs at 1 p.m. Most election signs had been abandoned, and were laying on the ground.
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By mid-afternoon, candidates and supporters resumed their places at polling stations, and voter activity increased into the evening.
Polls remained open until 8 p.m. Voter counts below reflect released information from the Town Clerk's office.
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According to the numbers, by 8 p.m. 3559 residents had voted out of 16,498 total registered voters for a total voter turnout of 21.5 percent, higher than expected, and several percentage points higher than turnout in 2011.
Time Precinct Number of Votes 10 a.m. 1 107 2 84 3 58 4 94 5 91 6 104 7 90 Total628
Time Precinct Number of Votes 12 p.m. 1 181 2 129 3 112 4 138 5 134 6 195 7 168 Total: 1057
Time Precinct Number of Votes 3 p.m. 1 296
2 201
3 199
4 234
5 239
6 311
7 317 Total:
1797
Time Precinct Number of Votes 5 p.m. 1 392
2 253
3 216
4 319
5 316
6 401
7 412 Total:
2354
By 8 p.m. - Final total: 3559.
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