Early voting turnout in Tennessee near presidential level, over 120K on day one
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https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2018/10/18/tennessee-early-voting-turnout-massive-midterms-approaches-presidential-level/1683568002/
Turnout was massive Wednesday across Tennessee for the first day of early voting with open races for U.S. Senate and governor both on the line. Voting numbers shattered the state's
past two midterm numbers and were not far behind Tennessee's pace set during the 2016 presidential election.
In all, 120,893 people voted Wednesday in Tennessee in the midterm general election. The tally also includes absentee-by-mail votes collected that day and votes made at nursing
homes. The total is only around 22,000 less than the 143,141 people who voted early during the 2016 presidential election, which typically far outpaces midterms.
The state's first-day total was nearly four times the 32,565 people who voted on the first day of early voting for the 2014 midterm election. In 2010, 43,580 people voted on the first day
of early voting for the November midterms.
"Turnout has been extremely high for a midterm election," Tennessee Coordinator of Elections Mark Goins said. "Early voters voted en mass yesterday. East, Middle and West
Tennessee have experienced high voter interest and turnout. "The interest in this year’s election is similar to the interest we see in a presidential election."
Goins estimated early voting could account for 55 percent to 60 percent of all voting, which would be slightly more than the historic ratio. Tennessee is historically among the lowest in
voter turnout in the nation. A Pew Charitable Trust analysis of the 2014 midterm elections found Tennessee ranked 50th. But this year the ballot includes two open seats in which
Tennessee Democrats are fielding viable contenders for the first time in multiple election cycles.
Nashville had the highest turnout with 10,249 people voting Wednesday in Davidson County. When adding in absentee ballots and votes cast at nursing homes, the tally was 14,616.
That's compared to 12,300 people who voted on the first day of early voting in Nashville during the 2016 presidential election.
"It was a very good turnout, a little short of the 2016 presidential," Davidson County elections administrator Jeff Roberts said.
Southern Democrats are very competitive in the Senate recently with candidates like Jones, Bredesen, and Espy. But this isn't in favor of any candidate
Turnout in GA is astounding as well;
https://politics.myajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/turnout-soars-the-first-day-early-voting-georgia/LDzDZ7TrzQjqtFSascOJ5M/
In North Carolina 10K more then in 2014 and 20K more then Tennessee's this year.
https://www.greensboro.com/news/government/elections/first-day-of-early-voting-in-north-carolina-exceeds-start/article_7ba8a74f-25e9-5dcc-9960-b527811118b4.html
north carolina also reported to be experiencing an earthquake
I'm in Raleigh and I voted today. One of the early voting locations was on my campus which was really convenient. Very calm and nice experience.
If you are still planning a career in politics I think the Republicans might not let you in
I would have voted too if I could. Can't vote early/by mail if it's your first time voting in TN, ridiculous but oh well. Wonder how Bredeson's doing.
can confirm, I rode by a library here in Cumberland county and saw a metric pissload of people lined up to vote.
High voter turnout is better for democracy as long as the integrity of the voting system is upheld. This includes getting as many people as possible to vote that are eligible, and making sure the people that show up to the voting booths are eligible. I voted for voter ID being required for future.There needs to be a good balance between confirming eligible voters at the booths and not impeding eligible people from voting for unfair reasons (can't afford/acquire an ID, no transportation to booths, etc.)
well least two hurricanes didn't stop them to early voting, what else did.
And also voter resignation overall total as of October 13, 2018
Democratic Party: 2,672,111
Republican Party: 2,102,943
Libertarian Party: 37,009
Green Party: 700
Constitution Party: 519
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Independent: 2,236,170
Total: 7,049,452 out of 10,390,149 residents
Voter Registration Statistics (for what I got numbers from)
http://worldpopulationreview.com/states/north-carolina-population/ (for how many people in NC currently in 2018)
https://twitter.com/EdEspinoza/status/1054401592940810240
Surpassed 2014 day one numbers in three hours.
Holy shit, there's just as many independents as there are democrats and republicans? Goes to show how fucked our two party system is.
Thank you Taylor Swift
Well NC Independents are bypass NC Republicans but not NC Democrats.
Give or take a few hundred thou and it's still impressive any way you look at it.
Working as intended - R
"There's no voter suppression, people can still vote! They just have to waste 10+ hours to do it!" - Conservative poster
A Florida GOP election official literally said he wants to make it so hard to vote that the only people who do so want to vote as bad as people in Africa, that travel 200 miles to vote.
I went to go vote today. I waited two hours. Because they only had 4 working voting booths. I was the only one in line that was under 75 and I was in front of some old people complaining about Democrats the entire time.
Some nice examples:
"I love immigration. As long as they aren't Mexican or Muslims"
"This voting line is so long because Democrats are trying to stop hard-working conservatives from voting"
"Did you know immigration was the reason Hitler got into power? Democrats are the real nazis"
"America will never fail to the socialist democrats "
I really hope that it's because it's only the first day and young people haven't had the chance yet. And not because young people are yet again not voting like they should.
Voter fraud hasn't been a problem in the US even without stupid policies like photo ID being required to vote and all that.
The only thing you did by voting for Voter ID, despite what the end of your post says, was contribute to minorities being disproportionately hit by them. The people that propose these bills probably don't care about the integrity of the electoral process or anything like that.
When I voted in 2016 I was the only one under ~50 in a very long line that stretched through a library and out the front door. Young people need to get out and vote but I guess it's hard when you are working two jobs to rent a studio apartment.
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I logged in just to tell you that this is false.
You can vote early in person, even if its your first time. I voted early, in person, and they didn't even ask for my voter ID. All I needed was my photo ID (driver's license).
Go vote, brother.
I'm one of these Tennesseans. Gonna be pretty awkward if the evangelical baby boomer who runs the counter at my workplace mentions the "christian" necessity to vote Red a single more time, because I fully intend to make it known in the kindest way possible that I voted Democratic straight down the line. I believe she is under the mistaken assumption that because I voluntarily participate in the prayer meeting that I'm at all religious. I am not. Semi-spiritual, yes, but I bow before no man-made creeds posing as the word of god - certainly least of a politically charged farce that claims to follow the teachings of Jesus but fails to do so at every conceivable level.
https://twitter.com/EdEspinoza/status/1054569867934752769
https://twitter.com/EdEspinoza/status/1054571079585345538
https://twitter.com/EdEspinoza/status/1054572192573190144
If Texas has higher turnout then in the fucking 2016 elections Beto has a real chance.
Y'all assuming that these people are voting Democrat, I'd be willing to bet a sizeable amount are voting Republican, Whilst more voters are always good as it's a higher percentage of the people's choice, don't assume that they are voting in favour of the party you're in favour of.
My head hurts from the earthquake that's happening as I type.
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