Turnout low in Tuesday's Wyoming primary election

Fewer than half of Wyoming's registered voters turned out to the polls on Tuesday. State election director Peggy Nighswonger says the level of voter participation in the primary election was the lowest in the last 30 years. Nighswonger says unofficial figures show that roughly 108,000 people voted out of about 218,000 registered voters, or 49.5%. Nighswonger says voter turnout over the last five presidential elections has averaged 98% among registered voters. She says that if history repeats itself, voter turnout should be much higher in the November general election. The state canvassing board will meet next Wednesday to certify election results.