Minneapolis saw its highest turnout for a primary election in more than 50 years Tuesday, as more than 100,000 residents cast ballots.
Statewide turnout also was strong, said Secretary of State Steve Simon, who attributed the higher-than-usual turnout to people mailing in absentee ballots to avoid the chance of contracting the coronavirus at polling places.
He said there were no issues at any of the state’s 3,000 polling places that were open Tuesday.
Simon’s office was still tallying vote totals Wednesday, and the final tally likely won’t be known until late Thursday or Friday morning. State law required that ballots be postmarked on or before the day of the election and received in the mail no later than two days later. Continue reading.