Pinal County canvass shows 75% voter turnout
by Raquel Hendrickson | inMaricopa
Pinal County had a record number of ballots cast in the general election and 75% voter turnout, according to Elections Director Michele Forney.
The county Board of Supervisors voted to accept the canvass of the election Wednesday morning and received a rundown of election events. Of the 186,319 ballots cast, 75% were early ballots.
The canvass concluded the tight race for Maricopa Unified School District Governing Board, which had three available seats. Torri Anderson, AnnaMarie Knorr and Jim Jordan were all re-elected, though the latter received just 17 votes more than challenger Tracie Armstead-Payton.