Absentee and early voting numbers suggest low primary turnout

Election official Hali Denton runs a polling place for early and absentee voters in the State Office Bulding on Monday. She said it’d been a slow day. (Photo by Jeremy Hsieh/KTOO)
Alaskans vote Tuesday in primaries to determine the party nominees for U.S. Senate and House, as well as for the state legislature.
The numbers of Alaskans that have already voted suggest there will be low turnout.
“Our early and absentee in-person voting that started on Aug. 1 … have observed lower