High Voter Turnout Expected On Super Tuesday In Massachusetts
BOSTON (CBS) – Massachusetts voters are likely to turn out in droves for the Super Tuesday primaries.
Secretary of State Bill Galvin said he's expecting between 1.5 and 2 million people to show up at the polls.
Galvin says the last time Massachusetts saw turnout like that was in 2008, when about 1.8 million people came out to vote.
But he says there are quite a few differences this year and that could drive those numbers up even higher.
"The Republican contest this time is much more energetic. The Republican contest last time was significant between (former Massachusetts Governor) Mitt Romney and John McCain. It was a lot more genteel affair. This is a more like World Wrestling on the Republican side. So that's likely to create some interest," he told WBZ NewsRadio 1030 Monday.
In Massachusetts, like other states, unenrolled voters can vote for candidates of either party, otherwise Democrats and Republicans must stick with their party.
Enrolled Democrats make up more than a third of Massachusetts voters, which could make the tight race between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders interesting.
Read: WBZ UMass Primary Poll
Polls are open throughout Massachusetts from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday.
WBZ NewsRadio 1030's Karen Twomey reports
