TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — Idaho Secretary of State Phil McGrane said turnout in Tuesday’s election was “definitely one of the highest for a midterm election,” with more than 700,000 Idahoans participating.
“In terms of turnout, it was definitely one of the highest for a midterm election, just really large turnout. Overall we had over 700,000 Idahoans participate in this election,” McGrane said.
Proposition 1 and national attention
McGrane said there was a lot of intensity on the national front leading into Tuesday. He said Idaho’s “Reproductive Freedom and Privacy Act Initiative,” also known as Proposition 1, appeared to be another driver of the election.
“There was over $10 million spent between the two sides getting the word out. So everyone was seeing information about it and it’s an issue that people are pretty passionate about,” McGrane said.
Twin Falls County ballot count
More than 17,000 people in Twin Falls County voted on Election Day, according to County Clerk Kristina Glascock. She said employees stayed to count ballots until 2 a.m. Wednesday…