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Canyon County voters waited hours Tuesday as turnout caught the clerk's office off guard
12:20 a.m.when the last Canyon County voter cast a ballot
By state law, voters can't enter the line after 8 p.m.
Source: Coeur d'Alene Press
If you stood in line Tuesday night, you weren't alone. One of the last Canyon County ballots was cast just after midnight, Steve Cushman said, and voters waited hours.
Canyon County counted 79,036 ballots, or 66% of registered voters. Steve Cushman, the county's director of constituent services, said Election Day turnout left the clerk's office "a little bit off guard."
Canyon County turnout rose from 2022 but stayed under 2024
Source: Idaho Press
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| 2022 midterm | 50.8% |
| 2024 presidential | 76.1% |
| 2026 midterm | 66% |
Cushman pointed to fewer polling places than before 2020, and said the length of the ballot also played a part. Same-day registration and hand-marked ballots, which take longer to print and count, played a part too, Cushman said.
- Polling places: 51 this year, about 64 before 2020
- Registered voters in Canyon County: 119,764
- Same-day registrations: 6,730 as of Thursday, expected to rise
- Statewide turnout: 731,980 voters, a midterm record
