NY-11: 16,566 Democrats have voted in special primary thus far
After one day of early voting (and plenty of time for mail-in ballots to come in), 16,566 voters have already cast their ballots in the February 5 special Democratic primary for New Jersey’s 11th congressional district.
According to data compiled by @umichvoter, 15,634 Democrats have returned vote-by-mail ballots, while another 941 showed up for the first day of early in-person voting yesterday.
Essex County is narrowly outvoting Morris County, 7,875 (47.5%) to 7,499 (45.2%), a smaller advantage than the approximately 51%-41% breakdown seen in recent prior elections; the remaining 1,201 votes (7.2%) are in Passaic County. The three most vote-rich towns at the moment are the liberal Essex County bastions of Montclair (1,245 votes), Maplewood (1,045 votes), and Bloomfield (1,019 votes).
When former Gov. Phil Murphy set the special primary date for a Thursday in early February, there were plenty of concerns about how many voters would turn up – or even know an election was happening. Those concerns have only been exacerbated by the harsh winter weather of the last week, with snow covering the district and the temperature on Election Day projected to reach a balmy high of 30˚.
https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/16566-democrats-have-voted-in-nj-11-special-primary-thus-far/