Preliminary vote tallies across Manitowoc County show voter turnout is averaging almost eight percent of eligible voters, which puts Manitowoc County on track to meet the estimate of 25%.
The Town of Manitowoc Rapids leads the municipalities with 15.2% of their eligible voters, while the Town of Two Creeks reported almost 15%, along with the Town of Newton reporting close to 13.5% voter turnout at 11:00 a.m. Turnout tends to be a little higher in municipalities where there are competitive races for municipal and school board offices.
They had a major impact on the 2018 vote, so experts will be watching to see if young voters go to the Wisconsin polls Tuesday. They don’t normally participate in mid-term elections. One place where the young vote could make a difference is in the nonpartisan state Supreme Court choice where one candidate is clearly liberal and the other is backed by conservatives.
The polls remain open until 8pm on Tuesday.
