By The Numbers: About 1 In 4 Escambia Voters Took Part In Primary Election
August 27, 2024
Nearly 1 in 4 registered voters in Escambia County turned out for last week’s 2024 Primary Election.
Of Escambia County’s 198,336 active eligible voters, 48,385 or 24.4% voted, according to the Escambia County Supervisor of Elections.
Nearly 60% of the ballots were cast before election day. There were 15,781 early votes cast and 13,255 that took advantage of early voting and 10 Escambia County locations.
Preliminary data indicates just 22.4% of registered voters statewide participated in the primary election season. That is the lowest turnout during a presidential election year since 2012.
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Low voter turn out is an incumbent’s dream for reelection in Florida. Most are able to lockout competition and secure a win with less than 50% of the vote in a primary. This should move voters to demand change in the law, and force a runoff of the highest two vote receivers when there is no other qualified party canindadate for the general. It is noted that it doesn’t always workout for incumbents as in Bergosh’s failed reelection bid.