(KNOX and ND Monitor) – Grand Forks County had the lowest turnout of any of the 53 counties in North Dakota during the primary election on Tuesday.
According to the North Dakota Secretary of State’s office, only 12% of eligible voters cast a ballot Tuesday, the lowest of any county in the state.
Nearly 21% of eligible voters participated, with 125,101 votes cast in North Dakota’s Tuesday primary, with about 41% of people voting early or by absentee and 59% of people voting on Election Day.
The counties with the highest voter participation were Billings, 55%; Grant, 49%; Logan, 47%; Oliver, 46%; Kidder, 45%; Mcintosh, 42%; and Sheridan, 42%.
The counties with the lowest turnout were Grand Forks, 12%; Rolette, 14%; Stark, 14%; Williams, 15%; Ward, 15%, McKenzie, 16%; and Mountrail, 18%.
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