Voter turnout dips in WA compared to previous midterm

Fewer Washington state voters showed up for the Nov. 8 midterm compared to the election in 2018, according to the data reported on the Secretary of State’s website.

The data shows 64% of eligible voters in Washington state chose to cast their ballots in the 2022 midterm — less than the 72% voter turnout recorded four years ago.

Elections official talks turnout, election security, and midterm results

It’s also something Democrats had feared could spell doom for their own races, but most Democratic incumbents retained control across Washington state. Some candidates even outperformed expectations from the last polls before Election Day, like Marie Gluesenkamp Perez in the 3rd Congressional

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