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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Voter turnout for Utah's 2010 election was the highest for a midterm election since 1994.
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Voter turnout for Utah's 2010 election was the highest for a midterm election since 1994. The Utah Board of Canvassers certified election results Monday for state and federal races.The Utah Board of Canvassers certified election results Monday for state and federal races.
The board in Salt Lake City said turnout among registered voters was more than 51 percent.
In 1994, voter turnout among registered voters was 58 percent.
Those numbers still lag below voter turnout during presidential election years. In the past two decades, the lowest voter turnout for a presidential election in Utah was 65 percent in 1996.
Lt. Gov. Greg Bell said he thought several competitive races helped boost turnout. That included a special gubernatorial election, in which he and Gov. Gary Herbert were re-elected.
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