FRESNO, CA (KMJ) – California’s midterm election sees a historic voter turnout.
More California voters turned out for the November 6th gubernatorial election than any similar election since 1982.
12,712,542 million Californians cast their ballots — over 64% of the state’s 19,696,371 registered voters.
IN 1982, 69% of voters went to the polls.
That was much different compared to 2014, which had the lowest turnout of any gubernatorial election since 1942, and only 42% of registered voters cast their ballots.
California Secretary of State Alex Padilla certified the results on Friday, and in a news release he said “he hopes it continues into the Presidential Primary Election.”
“We saw record voter registration and record voter turnout,” said Padilla.
The November election saw an increase of 1,892,548 registered voters and 5,198,570 additional votes were cast.
Madera was one of the five counties to exceeded the statewide turnout rate of 64.5 percent, according to Padilla’s news release.
With the “Voter’s Choice Act” registered voters in Madera, Napa, Nevada, Sacramento and San Mateo were mailed ballots, with the choice to vote by mail, at a ballot box or at the polls.
In 2020, any California county can adopt the Voter’s Choice Act model of conducting elections.
Link to election results HERE
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