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E-MAIL: Final Tally Shows 69 Percent Voted In November Election
State's Electoral Votes Cast For Obama
UPDATED: 5:16 pm CST December 1,
2008
MADISON, Wis. -- Sixty-nine percent of Wisconsin's voting-age population cast ballots in last month's election, according to state officials.The official tally was released on Monday following certification of the vote totals by the Government Accountability Board.Despite high interest in the presidential race, turnout in Wisconsin was actually down from 73 percent in 2004. More than 2.9 million people voted on Nov. 4.Democrat Barack Obama won Wisconsin with 56 percent of the vote.Presidential electors for the Democratic Party will meet on Dec. 15 and officially cast their votes, giving Wisconsin's 10 electoral votes to Obama.
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