Sunday, December 6, 2009
News Add It Up: Atlanta 2009 runoff turnout bests General Election's
Posted by Thomas Wheatley @thomaswheatley on Sun, Dec 6, 2009 at 5:15 PM
Percentage of registered Atlanta voters who turned out for the Nov. 3 general election: 30
Percentage of registered voters who were predicted to come out for the runoff, which historically sees fewer voters: 12-15
Percentage of registered Atlanta voters who cast ballots in the Dec. 1 runoff: 32
Number of times Fulton County elections official Barry Garner said he's seen runoff turnout higher than the general election: 0
Percentage of registered voters who cast a ballot Dec. 1 at Northside Library, the polling precinct with the highest turnout: 50.67
Number of votes by which Kasim Reed beat Mary Norwood in the Dec. 1 runoff: 714
Difference in votes, by percentage, by which a candidate can request a recount: 1
Number of recounts Fulton County election officials say they conducted in November: 4
Number of times, largely because of electronic voting, recount results were different: 0
Source: WXIA-TV/Channel 11, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Fulton County Department of Registration and Elections
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