7 Turnout low-with exceptions.

PositionROCK THE VOTE - Brief article

Voter turnout in November's midterms--36.4 percent--hit a 70-year low, according to preliminary estimates by the University of Florida's U.S. Election Project. Not since 1942, when America was preoccupied with World War II, has turnout been worse--33.9 percent. But voter participation Nov. 4 was not dismal across the board. Battleground states with particularly hard-fought races saw healthy turnouts. In Maine, where incumbent Republican Governor Paul LePage barely prevailed...

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