Independents sat out primary election, chance to influence outcomes

By Howard Fischer | Capitol Media Services/Arizona Capitol Times

Nearly three out of four registered voters didn’t bother to cast ballots for any of the primary races.

Secretary of State Ken Bennett said Monday the official tally for the Aug. 26 election shows 877,270 ballots were cast. That is out of more than 3.2 million registered voters, for a turnout of just a hair more than 27 percent.

Bennett said that’s about three points less than four years ago, the last time there were statewide offices up for grabs in a non-presidential election year. And it’s about one point less than 2012.

But Bennett said the results are not surprising, particularly in comparison to 2010.

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