Politics

Henderson County's turnout reaches 65 percent

Sada Hackett of East Flat Rock votes at the Henderson County Board of Elections on Saturday as her son, Khiel, waits.

By Lightning Reports, Published: November 1, 2020

 When early voting ended at 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon, Henderson County's voter turnout stood at 64.5 percent, a record for voting before Election Day. Across the state, 4.53 million voters had cast ballots — 1.4 million more than in 2016. This most extraordinary of election seasons capped the early voting period with a stunning statistic: Turnout of Democratic and Republican party voters was exactly the same, at 64.71 percent.