Union County voter turnout a whopping 80%
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November 5, 2020

Union County voter turnout a whopping 80%

By Mac Cordell

With potentially more than 1,000 votes yet to be counted, Union County saw record votes and record voter turnout in this year’s election.

According to officials at the Union County Board of Elections, 32,927 ballots were cast and counted in the 2020 general election. That represents about 80% of th...

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