POLLING PLACES WERE NOT VERY BUSY FOR THIS YEAR'S PRIMARY IN NEW MEXICO. TURNOUT FOR THE PRIMARY WAS DOWN FROM FOUR YEARS AGO. THE STATE CANVASSING BOARD SAYS 20 PERCENT OF THE STATE'S DEMOCRAT AND REPUBLICAN VOTERS CAST BALLOTS…DOWN FROM 28 PERCENT IN 2010.
THE BIG DROP-OFF WAS AMONG REPUBLICANS. ONLY 18 PERCENT VOTED, COMPARED TO 34 PERCENT FOUR YEARS AGO WHEN THE PARTY HAD A HOTLY CONTESTED RACE FOR GOVERNOR.
