Posted 8-20-08

Voter Turnout For the Primary

State Capitol (Secretary of State's Office) – This morning Secretary of State Max Maxfield released some preliminary information regarding voter turnout.

“Although all information is unofficial regarding total ballots cast in each county, the summary information indicates that the voter turnout for yesterday’s primary was about 47 percent of those who are registered to vote,” Maxfield said. Over the past 10 years, voter turnout in Wyoming for primary elections has averaged 54 percent. “Voter turnout is generally much higher for the general election, so we’ll likely see a higher turnout this November,” Maxfield said.

“Although fewer people tend to vote in the Primary than in the General, Wyoming’s primary turnout is still good compared to other states percentage such as South Dakota which had a 37 percent turnout, Idaho had 25 percent turnout and Montana had a 45 percent turnout,” Maxfield said.