TURNOUT NOT ABYSMAL, BUT PRETTY BAD: In the October primary, 132 ballots were cast at my precinct, 15F in Brooklyn Centre.

When I voted at 3 today I was ballot number 120. The election judges said the morning was slow but things picked up in the afternoon. At least 75 or 80 more people should vote in that precinct during the evening rush, maybe even 100. So today's vote in 15F looks on track to beat the primary by 55%-65%... a normal increase, but pretty low compared to the 272 votes we cast in 2001.

Projected citywide, that would mean 85,000-95,000 total votes, compared to 110,000 in the 2001 race. But remember, we've got a hot Council race pulling up turnout in Ward 15. My best guess, not that it matters at all: 80,000 to 85,000.