No results yet in WI, but officials hint a record turnout

[HereSince1628]

for a mid-term.

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The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that that the state election authority, the Government Accountability Board, is estimating 56.5 percent of eligible voters will cast a ballot. That figure represents a higher turnout for a midterm election than Wisconsin has seen in 50 years, although it is lower than the 57.8 percent of people who turned out to vote in the 2012 recall election in which Walker was able to hang onto his job.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/wisconsin-predicting-record-midterm-voter-turnout/

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This doesn't really make me any more comfortable.

The recall had a pretty big turnout in red strongholds away from Milw and Madison

[YarnAddict]

1. Polls there won't close

for nearly an hour and a half. No surprise there aren't any results yet.

[HereSince1628]

3. Yes, I wanted to be clear in the subject line not suggesting any result

[PeaceNikki]

2. *super* busy in my very red polling place in Waukesha County, WI

I'm working as an election judge. I hope and pray the turnout is even better in blue areas

[HereSince1628]

4. My red area voting place was busier than usual mid-morning

Pasadena neighborhood in Wauwatosa...

[YarnAddict]

5. My polling place was busy when I got there at about 10:15 today

We are a union town, but the time of day leads me to believe it was mostly retirees. So, who knows what that means?