Voter Turnout in McKean County Low

You don’t need an expert to tell you less than 18 percent voter turnout is pitiful.

Only 17.7 percent of registered voters in McKean County went to the polls for Tuesday’s primary election. Republicans cast 3,072 ballots while Democrats cast 900.

Republican State Senator Joe Scarnati and state representatives Marty Causer and Kathy Rapp ran unopposed, and no Democrats ran so they will be unopposed in the fall as well.

Republican US Congressman Glenn “GT” Thompson ran unopposed and received 1,308 votes in McKean County. His challenger in November, Charles Dumas, garnered 202 votes in McKean County.

Democratic US Senator Bob Casey handily won his race in McKean County, and the rest of the state, and will go up against Republican Tom Smith in the general election.

McKean County’s results will not be official until the board of elections meets to certify them on Friday.

For other statewide results you can go here.

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Anonymous said…
Presidential primary between the bland unproductive left or the lackluster choices on the right and noone turned out to vote? It's not even voter apathy it's lack of any good choice. I voted BTW
April 25, 2012 at 2:11 PM
Anne said…
I didn't expect it to be much higher -- it's only around 20 percent when we do have choices. I just thought it was something interesting to point out.

I voted, too.
April 25, 2012 at 6:10 PM
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