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Tag Archives: Voter Turnout

2023 is the new worst: Washington again sets a record for low turnout in a general election

Excerpt: November 28th, 2023 was the deadline for counties to certify their returns in the November 2023 general election. Statewide turnout will pass into the history books at 36.41% for this year. That's the lowest Washington has seen since recordkeeping began.
Published at:6:42 PM on Tuesday, November 28th, 2023
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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2023 statewide voter turnout could end up as the worst ever in Washington history

Excerpt: Washington State is at real risk of setting a new record for the worst general election turnout in state history.
Published at:9:30 AM on Thursday, November 9th, 2023
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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Today is General Election Day 2023. Haven’t voted yet? It’s time to get that ballot in!

Excerpt: This is it. Election Day 2023 has arrived. Have you voted? Have you asked your family and friends if they've voted?
Published at:9:00 AM on Tuesday, November 7th, 2023
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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2023 Washington State general election on track to join the worst turnouts of all time

Excerpt: Here's where voter turnout stands with twenty-four hours left to vote in the 2023 Washington State general election.
Published at:8:00 PM on Monday, November 6th, 2023
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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King County 2023 Top Two voter turnout stalls out at around 30%, falling short of 35%

Excerpt: King County Elections staff had hoped that countywide turnout would surpass 35%, but it has stalled out at around 30%, and it looks like it will be below what it was in 2021 and 2019.
Published at:1:48 PM on Thursday, August 10th, 2023
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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It’s Top Two Election Day 2023 in Washington State – don’t forget to vote!

Excerpt: August 1st, 2023 is Top Two Election Day! Have you voted? Have you checked in with family and friends to make sure they have voted?
Published at:9:30 AM on Tuesday, August 1st, 2023
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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Happening today: NPI’s Even Year Elections For All panel convenes at Netroots Nation ’23

Excerpt: Learn about the voting justice panel that the Northwest Progressive Institute is hosting at Netroots Nation 2023.
Published at:8:34 AM on Wednesday, June 28th, 2023
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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Counties certify 2022 midterm election in Washington State; turnout about average

Excerpt: How does turnout compare to past midterm elections in Washington State? Read this NPI analysis if you'd like to get acquainted with the historical data.
Published at:6:25 PM on Tuesday, November 29th, 2022
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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Moving King County elections to even years will make county topics more visible to voters

Excerpt: Republican Reagan Dunn asks rhetorically if people will pay attention to county races if they're in even years. The answer is yes, they will... because county governance and county-level topics will be part of the mix in years when people are more attuned to politics and when the media's political coverage is more robust. 
Published at:6:43 PM on Monday, October 10th, 2022
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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It’s Top Two Election Day in Washington State – don’t forget to vote!

Excerpt: Today is Election Day! Have you voted? Have you checked in with family and friends to make sure they have voted?
Published at:9:30 AM on Tuesday, August 2nd, 2022
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Washington’s 2021 general election certified; turnout is the third-worst in state history

Excerpt: Fewer than four in ten voters voted for just the third time in a statewide general election, going back to when recordkeeping began. The turnout we just saw is the third worst general election turnout in state history, behind only 2017 and 2015.
Published at:1:01 PM on Wednesday, November 24th, 2021
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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Today is General Election Day 2021. Haven’t voted yet? It’s time to get that ballot in!

Excerpt: This is it. Election Day 2021 has arrived. Have you voted? Have you asked your family and friends if they've voted?
Published at:9:30 AM on Tuesday, November 2nd, 2021
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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Washington’s general election voter turnout is about as low as in other recent odd years

Excerpt: With about thirty-four hours left to vote in the 2021 general election, statewide turnout stood at 16.7%, slightly above where it was at a comparable point in the 2017 general election four years ago.
Published at:9:59 AM on Monday, November 1st, 2021
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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Saving democracy one vote at a time: Democratic secretaries of state review the 2020 election and look ahead to 2022

Excerpt: Jena Griswold of Colorado, Denise Merrill of Connecticut, Shenna Bellows of Maine, and Jocelyn Benson of Michigan joined Daily Kos' Carolyn Fiddler discuss their role in state government as well as the current threat to democracy.
Published at:11:20 AM on Thursday, October 7th, 2021
Written by:Emma Goolsby
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