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We will stay open until 9:30. Secretary Wes expected higher turnout in the primary than in 2022. Tonight, he will be joined live by WVTM 13's John Pepke outside the Jefferson County Courthouse. And John, how does the turnout today compare to years past? Well, Shelley, it's not good at all. In fact, the 17% turnout we saw today here in Jefferson County was less than half of the turnout in the 2020 primary. In fact, I looked back at the last four primaries in Alabama. Before today. The lowest he was in 2012 was 28%. It was still 11 points higher than it is now. In fact, the 2020 primary runoff election saw the same turnout that Jefferson County saw today. As for the major primaries, county election officials say there simply wasn't enough suspense in the presidential race, saying it's the energy behind the tickets that usually drives turnout in presidential elections. . Well, I think we talked about it before, John, in 2020 it was about 35%. Um, you know, so, yeah, less than half of that this time. There's no particular explanation for that. now. Statewide, we checked the numbers on the Secretary of State's website. Turnout in the state was 16.5%, with all but 10 counties reporting. Probably still will. Perhaps by the end of the night that number will be closer to 20%. But it's far less than his 33% the state experienced in 2020. Lives in Birmingham J
Full Results: Alabama Races
Video above: Low turnout in Jefferson County >> Return to full results<< Voters went to the polls Tuesday in the state's primary election. If no candidate in the election race exceeds 50%, the top two candidates will enter a runoff. Below are searchable live election results from across the state. PGlmcmFtZSBjbGFzcz0iYXAtZW1iZWQiIHRpdGxlPSJMaXZlIGVsZWN0aW9uIHJlc3VsdHMgdmlhIHRoZSBBc3NvY2lhdGVkIFByZXNzIiBzcmM9Imh0dHBzOi8vaW50ZXJhY3R pdmVzLmF h bWVib3JkZXI9IjAiIHNjcm9sbGluZz0ibm8iIG1hcmdpbmhlaWdodD0iMCI+PC9pZnJhbWU+PHNjcmlwdCBkZWZlciBzcmM9Imh0dHBzOi8vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmVzLmFwLm9yZy9lbGVjdGl vbi 1yZXN1bHRzL2Fzc2V0cy9taWNyb3NpdGUvcmVzaXplQ2xpZW50LmpzIj48L3NjcmlwdD4=PGlmcmFtZSBjbGFzcz0iYXAtZW1iZWQiIHRpdGxlPSJMaxZlIGVsZWN0aW9uIHJlc3VsdHMgdml hI HRoZSBBc3NvY2lhdGVkIFByZXNzIiBzcmM9Imh0dHBzOi8vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmVzLmFwLm9yZy9lbGVjdGlvbi1yZXN1bHRzL2N1c3RvbWVycy9sYXlvdXRzL29yZ2FuaXphdGlvbi 1sYXlvdXRzL3 B1Ymxpc2hlZC81NzMzMS8xMDkzNy5odG1sIiB3aWR0aD0iMTAwJSIgZnJhbWVib3JkZXI9IjAiIHNjcm9sbGluZz0ibm8iIG1hcmdpbmhlaWdodD0iMCI+PC9pZnJhbWU+PH NjcmlwdCBkZWZlciB zcmM9Imh0dHBzOi8vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmVzLmFwLm9yZy9lbGVjdGlvbi1yZXN1bHRzL2Fzc2V0cy9taWNyb3NpdGUvcmVzaXplQ2xpZW50LmpzIj48L3NjcmlwdD4 =PGlmcmFtZSBjbGFzcz0iYX AtZW1iZWQiIHRpdGxlPSJMaxZlIGVsZWN0aW9uIHJlc3VsdHMgdmlhIHRoZSBBc3NvY2lhdGVkIFByZXNzIiBzcmM9Imh0dHBzOi8vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmVzLmFwL m9yZy9lbGVjdGlvbi1yZXN1 bHRzL2N1c3RvbWVycy9sYXlvdXRzL29yZ2FuaXphdGlvbi1sYXlvdXRzL3B1Ymxpc2hlZC81NzMzMS8xMDkzOC5odG1sIiB3aWR0aD0iMTAwJSIgZnJhbW Vib3JkZXI9IjAiIHNjcm9sbGluZz0ibm 8iIG1hcmdpbmhlaWdodD0iMCI+PC9pZnJhbWU+PHNjcmlwdCBkZWZlciBzcmM9Imh0dHBzOi8vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmVzLmFwLm9yZy9lbGVjdGlv bi1yZXN1bHRzL2Fzc2V0cy9taWNyb3NpdGUvcm VzaXplQ2xpZW50LmpzIj48L3NjcmlwdD4=Can't see the graphic? Click here. Get the latest political news with the WVTM 13 app. You can download it here.
Video above: Low voter turnout in Jefferson County
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Voters went to the polls in the state's primary election on Tuesday.
If no candidate wins more than 50% of the votes in an election, the top two candidates will enter a runoff election.
Below are searchable live election results across the state.
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