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In Normal, 2,000 more voters cast ballots Tuesday than have ever voted in a town election before. And yet, that s still just over 25% of registered voters.
There were 8,536 ballots cast for Normal mayor out of 33,566 registered voters this cycle. The last time out, there were 6,300 odd ballots cast in the mayoral race, then a record total. Turnout this time was 25.4%.
Mayor Chris Koos touted the record turnout as a validation of his campaign. So did losing mayoral candidate Marc Tiritilli, who said it shows his views were heard.
Yes, but not so fast, said Illinois State University political scientist Erik Rankin, who said the obverse is three-quarters of registered voters didn t show up at the polls.