Turnout in election 26.7% countywide; Barre highest at 45.6%
The turnout for the recent local election, which included candidates for towns and county offices, was 26.7 percent or 6,519 voters out of 24,415 registered countywide. That included nine days of early voting and the general election on Nov. 2.
Many of the races were uncontested. Towns without opposition for the candidates had the lowest turnout – 18.3 percent in Albion where three candidates were unopposed.
That compared to the 45.6 percent in Barre, where the town supervisor was contested and two councilmen faced write-in opposition.
Here is a breakdown of the turnout at each of the 10 towns.
- Albion: 18.3% – 631 voted out of 3,446 registered
- Barre: 45.6% – 599 voted out of 1,314 registered
- Carlton: 32.3% – 644 voted out of 1,996 registered
- Clarendon: 26.7% – 653 voted out of 2,449 registered
- Gaines: 23.1% – 449 voted out of 1,941 registered
- Kendall: 34.2% – 613 voted out of 1,793 registered
- Murray: 25.8% – 749 voted out of 2,908 registered
- Ridgeway: 25.1% – 998 voted out of 3,977 registered
- Shelby: 22.3% – 670 voted out of 3,001 registered
- Yates: 32.3% – 513 voted out of 1,590 registered
- Orleans County: 26.7% – 6,519 voted out of 24,415 registered
