- January 31, 2012
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Taya Smith and Crystal Harris are excited to vote at the Robert L. Taylor Community Complex. (Photos by Harry Sayer)
Paul Cajka and Dewey Brannon support the Republican Party — and stay hydrated in the heat — outside the Robert L. Taylor Community Complex.
Meg James brings her 11-week-old son Cruz along while voting at the Longwood Recreation Center. It's James' last week of maternity leave before she returns to work.
Meg James brings her 11-week-old son Cruz along while voting at the Longwood Recreation Center. It's James' last week of maternity leave before she returns to work.
Zach Cash and Lizbeth Vinueza vote in Florida for the first time after moving here earlier this year.
Zach Cash and Lizbeth Vinueza vote in Florida for the first time after moving here earlier this year.
More than 40,000 voters went to the polls Tuesday for in-person balloting, the final opportunity to cast primary election preferences, according to the Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections office.
In total, by 7:11 p.m., 127,681 ballots had been cast by voters either by mail or in-person at voting precincts today or in the week of early voting that closed Sunday.
Among the key races on the ballot:
According to the Supervisor of Elections, 68,796 voters mailed in ballots; 15,441 voted early and 43,444 had voted on Tuesday before polls closed at 7 p.m.
Precinct 233 at Sarasota Baptist Church on Proctor Road had attracted the most Election Day traffic, with 2,205 people.
Turnout stood at 36.53% countywide with about 62,000 Republican-registered voters taking part and 46,973 Democrats and 18,655 people with either no party affiliation or an affiliation with another party.
According to the Election Supervisor's office, the busiest hour was in the 5-6 p.m. time frame during which nearly 5,000 voters checked in.