Illinois Primary Election Day, Turnout Hard to Predict
It is election day for the Illinois Primary. Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Illinois residents can register to vote at their polling place today. The ballot includes races for governor, congressional seats, state legislative offices and a variety of local positions.
Turnout for the mid-term primary in Illinois is usually around 27 percent but the primary is later than ever and several offices have multiple candidates from both parties. State Board of Elections spokesperson Matt Dietrich says this year there is a Democratic incumbent in the governor’s mansion and several republicans running, which in 2014 got more G-O-P voters to the polls and reduced turnout among Democrats. Between mail-in ballots and early voting, nearly 394 thousand ballots have been cast so far.
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