Contact: Carolyn Marinan, Communications, 612-348-5969 Hennepin County Elections,
612-348-5151
As
of Wednesday, November 9, in Hennepin County:
- Total
voter turnout – nearly 684,000
- Of
this total, absentee ballots received and accepted (mail and in-person) – about
203,000
Hennepin
County has more than doubled its previous record of accepted absentee ballots,
which was 82,000 during the 2008 election.
Hennepin
County voter was also up slightly compared to turnout in the last presidential
election in 2012, which was 682,764.
The
official count will be complete after canvassing occurs on Tuesday, November
15.
All results are posted on
the Secretary of State’s
election results website and at the Hennepin County
elections results website.
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