Election officials in Shelby did not miss a voter turnout prediction by much, having predicted that 70 percent of voters would show up at the polls on Tuesday.
Shelby County Clerk Sue Carole Perry reported a final tally of 18,791 people voted, for a 67 percent turnout of the county’s 28,231 registered voters.
Perry said last week she was expecting a very high turnout from Shelby County’s 28,231 registered voters, based on the large numbers of absentee ballots her office had received, reaching nearly 700, compared to last election’s 166.