The poor voter turnout on Tuesday continued a troublesome trend over the past two years of declining interest in non-presidential elections in Alabama.
A lack of competition from the Democratic Party and little-to-no TV campaign advertising in the weeks leading up to midterm election meant that Alabamians overwhelmingly stayed home on Tuesday.Statewide turnout was only 38.5%“I haven’t had a serious general election client in 12 years,” said Jon Gray, a Mobile-based GOP political consultant. “There is no general election.”
despite some hotly contested Republican races. That figure represented the second lowest turnout during a midterm election since 2000.third lowest turnout rate Alabama has seen in the last 35-plus years of major runoff electionsOnly a quarter of voters showed up to participate during the 2021 city elections in Birmingham and Mobile.
“To politicos like me, we live for like a quarterback lives for the Super Bowl,” said Angi Horn, a Montgomery-based political consultant. “But for most people, sadly, it’s just another Tuesday. And that’s the truth.” Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill predicted a turnout between 45% to 50%, which he admits was wildly off. He said he expected Democrats to show up to the election, which has happened in recent midterm contests whenever Democrats fielded better funded and well-known candidates.
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