INDIANAPOLIS–Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson announced recently that the November 6 midterm elections had the highest turnout from Hoosier voters in over two decades. Lawson’s office states that 2,308,258 people, or 51 percent of Indiana’s 4.5 million registered voters, cast their ballots early last month.
The complete 2018 General Election Turnout and Absentee Chart with voter statistics for each county can be viewed online at https://www.in.gov/sos/elections/files/2018%20General%20Election%20Turnout%20from%20the%20ENR%20page.pdf. The report was compiled by the Secretary of State’s office using voter data supplied by the office of the County Election Board in Indiana’s 92 counties.
Lawson noted, “The last time we saw a midterm with turnout in the 50s was in 1994. Both of these election cycles highlight how candidates and issues drive higher turnout in elections.”
Early voting popularity continues to soar. In 2014, only 16 percent of voters cast a ballot early. This year, that number was doubled to 32 percent.
Turnout statistics for previous elections can be found online at https://www.in.gov/sos/elections/2983.htm.
