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Aug. 2 Primary sees increased voter turnout

COLFAX – County election officials will finish processing ballots from the Aug. 2 primary election this week.

The most recent ballot count on Monday, Aug. 15 revealed that of the 22,859 registered voters in the county, 9,596 ballots have been counted from the election. This ratio puts the county’s current voter turnout at 41.98%.

In 2021’s Aug. 3 primary election, 7,921 voters were registered in the county, and a total of 2,826 ballots were counted, making last year’s voter turnout 35.68%.

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