Tuesday's primary election predicted to be down 25 percent
LANSING (AP) -- Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land expects turnout in Tuesday's primary election will be below 25 percent, and some candidates say it might be even lower.
Land said Wednesday in a release that she expects about 1.7 million voters will go to the polls. She based her estimate on past turnout in primary elections, absentee voter activity, and local officials' estimates.
Turnout in the 2008 primary election was 19 percent, but Land expects it to hit 23 percent this year because of hotly contested primary races for governor and some congressional seats.
Candidates for governor are releasing final TV ads and touring the state to persuade their supporters to get to the polls and pull in undecided voters. Both the Democratic and GOP primaries could be close.
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