Early Voter Turnout Trending Higher Than 2012 In Wilmington

If the mid-day numbers are any indication, voter turnout for the 2013 Wilmington Municipal Election will be significantly higher than the 2012 election.

Variables that could be factoring into the higher participation include the one-time shift from Saturday to Tuesday voting and the decision to hold the election on the same day as the primaries for the Special U.S. Senate Election.

As of 2 p.m., at Town Hall, 284 people had cast ballots in Precinct 5 and 229 had voted in Precinct 6.

As of 2:30 p.m., at the Wildwood School, 254 people had voted in Precinct 3 and 330 had voted in Precinct 4.

As of 3 p.m., at the Boutwell School, 319 voters had cast ballots in Precinct 1 and 316 in Precinct 2.

Those partial totals put participation at a minimum of 1,732 voters as of 3 p.m. By comparison, just 1,884 of the town's 14,675 registered voters (12.9 percent) cast ballots in the 2012 Municipal Election.