Low Voter Turnout at Primaries

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Published on Thursday, 11 September 2014 20:00

Written by Ryan Rutledge

NEW HAMPSHIRE- The votes have been cast and the New Hampshire gubernatorial and senate races have come to a close. Polling stations in Littleton, Monroe, and Haverhill did suffer from one thing, voter turnout.

Both races were relatively close, but the candidates chosen in the the GOP primaries were former Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown for senate, and Walt Havenstein for governor.

While there were no problems with votes being cast in Littleton, Monroe and Haverhill all three towns did suffer from low voter turnout. Monroe had the lowest of all three towns with only 93 out of a potential 569 votes cast for the election. Administrative Assistant for the town Cindy Frazer said it was a “very poor turnout and no one had to wait in line all day.”

Littleton had a slightly better turnout with a total 602 ballots cast on the day. Haverhill came in under that with 416 ballots cast yesterday. Voter John Griswold of Haverhill thinks voting is crucial.

“I think everyone should vote,” he said, “how else are you gonna have a country that is responsive to the people? If you don’t vote you don’t have a say, so its important to vote.”

The general election for Governor and Senate will be held Tuesday, November 4th.