Marin County's 2020 General Election Sunsets Without Conflict

MARIN COUNTY, CA — The polls at vote centers in Marin County closed at 8 p.m. Tuesday with an avalanche of ballots already waiting to be counted. By noon, more than 74 percent of voters within the county had cast a ballot.

Two major races that Marin County voters decided on slid in favor of Democratic campaigners once again with Incumbents District 10 Assemblyman Marc Levin and California's congressional District 2 Incumbent Jared Huffman won their posts for reelection. The Associated Press called both races Tuesday night.

Other races such as San Rafael's Mayoral race showed a massive lead for Kate Colin, but vote totals were still considered unofficial Wednesday.

Of the 175,220 registered voters in Marin County, 128,000 cast a ballot by mail and 4,000 have voted at a polling place since they opened Saturday. Marin County is largely blue, with 105,668 registered Democrats, 23,243 registered Republicans and 38,209 with no identified party affiliation.

While the amount of votes already cast may seem like a landslide, it isn't unusual for Marin County to see this high of a turnout. This year, Registrar of Voters, Lynda Roberts has predicted a 90 percent voter turnout, but 2008 saw a 91 percent turnout and 2016 saw 89 percent.
And for the March Primary Election, about 50 percent of voters cast their ballots before Election Day.

"So, yes, more ballots are coming in earlier," Roberts said. "However, this is the first time all voters have received a vote-by-mail ballot, so there is no good way to compare to past elections. I think people are excited to vote and the drop boxes have made a difference."

Much of the Golden State was on high alert for reports of voter intimidation, protest or attempted fraud Tuesday, but in Marin County, nothing noteworthy had been reported as of the afternoon Tuesday, according to the Registrar of Voters, Lynda Roberts.

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