Sign Up for the Politicker.com Wake Up Call

Massachusetts

RSS Feeds

Syndicate content Add to Netvibes Subscribe with Bloglines
Add to Technorati Favorites
Add to Google

Send suggestions to: editor@politicker.com

Massachusetts: Turnout

Thu, 11/06/2008 - 11:46

Mid-morning read: Kerry on a cabinet post, Patrick rethinking special election law, Romney on National GOP

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

John Kerry was a little less forceful on Tuesday in denying his interest in a spot in an Obama administration than he was during the campaign and sources say he is actively seeking the job.

There have been 35 comments posted in response to this story.
Tue, 11/04/2008 - 14:23

30 percent of registered Boston voters cast ballot by noon

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

Nearly 30 percent of all registered voters in Boston had cast their ballot by noon Tuesday, according to sources inside City Hall.

According to the city's tabulation, 29.7 percent of registered voters had voted by noon. By 9 a.m. Tuesday morning, 16.9 percent of all registered Boston voters had visited the voting booths.

Read More >
There have been 40 comments posted in response to this story.
Tue, 11/04/2008 - 12:14

Kerry camp: Morning turnout up significantly

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

Morning voter turnout in Massachusetts may have increased by more than 25 percent compared to the past three election cycles, John Kerry's Senate campaign just told PolitickerMA.com.

The Kerry camp uses a turnout model to measure where the vote total should be using an average of results from the last three elections.

Between 7 a.m. and 10 a.m., the Kerry camp found that voter turnout Tuesday was up 30 percent compared to the average level it was at 10 a.m. in 2002, 2004 and 2006.

There have been 43 comments posted in response to this story.
Tue, 11/04/2008 - 09:28

Election officials: Turnout already high

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

MARLBOROUGH - Election officials at the Francis J. Kane school polling place here said that they could tell turnout is going to be high as soon as the doors opened at 7 a.m.

Betty Peltekis, an election warden, said the line started forming in front of the school at 6:15 a.m. By 6:45 a.m., the line was already wrapping around the school.

Asked if she thinks turnout will reach record highs, Peltekis replied: "Oh yeah."

Read More >
There have been 35 comments posted in response to this story.
Tue, 10/14/2008 - 14:09

So, does Wilkerson have a shot?

By Jeremy P. Jacobs, PolitickerMA.com Reporter

[img_assist|nid=1216|title=State Sen. Dianne Wilkerson (D-Boston)|desc=Politicker Photo|link=none|align=left|width=400|height=264]With state Sen. Dianne Wilkerson seeking to defend her seat with a write-in campaign after losing the Sept. 16 Democratic primary to Sonia Chang-Diaz, many have questioned whether Wilkerson has any chance of winning given that the state senator's name will not be on the ballot.

Read More >
There have been 38 comments posted in response to this story.