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10:29 AM ET Poll Workers 'Shocked' By High Turnout
Pennsylvania's Morning Call newspaper reports:


Voter turnout is reportedly higher than normal, shocking polls workers across the Lehigh Valley area who were not expecting much interest in races for key positions like senator in Washington, D.C., and governor in Harrisburg.

In Allentown's mostly Democratic 7th Ward, Gus Kruz, the judge of elections, was seeing high interest in voting already a few minutes after polls opened at 7 a.m. Although not a large district, a dozen people had already voted in the 7th Ward by 7:15 a.m. At that point, Kruz couldn't predict if more Democrats would come out than Republicans.

The same was true in Bethlehem's 15th ward, 2nd district at the Education Center on Sycamore St. There' Craig Hynes, judge of elections, said he's seen crisp turnout. By 7:45 a.m., 66 voters had cast ballots despite mechanical problems with two of three machines, including one that had to be placed prior to the polls opening.


Similar reports from Louisiana:


Between 30 percent and 35 percent of registered voters are expected to make it to the polls today, Lafayette Parish Registrar of Voters Charlene Menard-Meaux estimated Monday.

That's a high turnout for Lafayette Parish during a midterm election, she said.

"I guess it's going to be pretty big, because our phones are going crazy today," Menard-Meaux said.


From Massachusetts:


State and local election officials were already predicting possibly record voter turnout today.

They point to several indicators of a high turnout: the amount of money flowing into the races, the degree of voter interest and the number of candidates who are crowding ballots.


From Missouri:


In downtown St. Louis, at Centenary Church, 55 Plaza Square, election judges said the first two hours had been just as busy as two years ago, when voters formed long lines to cast a ballot in the presidentail election.


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