Minnesota reports highest midterm election voter turnout since 2002
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(KMSP) - After an exceptionally high turnout of early voting ballots, Minnesotans once again turned out to the polls in near-record fashion on Tuesday.
According to the Minnesota Secretary of State's office, preliminary estimates indicate that at least 2,593,922 voters participated either in-person or by absentee ballot, representing a 63.82 percent participation rate. This is the highest percentage of voter participation in Minnesota for a midterm election since 2002 and the largest raw total for a midterm election in Minnesota history.
In Hennepin County, officials reported a total of 631,100 ballots cast. In 2016, the total was 685,000 ballots.