Tri-County Independent
PIKE COUNTY -Voter turnout was quite low in Pike County on May 18, with mostly municipal elections on the ballot and few of them being contested. Even the four statewide referendums failed to stimulate much interest.
The overall turnout was 18.75%, with 8075 people voting from a total registration of 43,056, according to data released by the Pike County Election Office. Republicans showed the most zeal, with a 22.69% turnout but also with more contested elections than their Democratic brethren who had a 19.97% showing.
Although Primary ballot races are only open to Republican and Democratic voters, anyone registered can vote for the referendum questions. There were 771 non-partisan voters doing so, only 8.40% of the 9,177 registered voters who are neither Democrats nor Republicans.