Though official records are incomplete, it appears that the turnout
in Tuesday’s Democratic primary was the lowest in modern New York City
history.
in Tuesday’s Democratic primary was the lowest in modern New York City
history.
Despite pleasant weather and
the efforts of candidates who crisscrossed the city for weeks, just 11
percent of enrolled Democrats went to the polls.
The primary was
also marked by a political anomaly: more people cast their ballots for
public advocate and comptroller than for mayor.
More than
347,000 Democrats voted in Tuesday’s five-way primary for public
advocate and more than 352,000 in the four-way race for comptroller,
but some 312,000 voted in the mayoral contest.
very sad… several fine candidates running
many many contested council races (those turn outs were generally outrageously low)