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Voter Turnout Hovers Under 35 Percent for City Council Races, Historically

Ben Kraus, Bess Pierson |
March 3, 2015 | 9:56 p.m. PST

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Data from City Clerk archives. (Ben Kraus / Neon Tommy)
Data from City Clerk archives. (Ben Kraus / Neon Tommy)
Heading into Tuesday’s Los Angeles City Council primary, candidates were trying to get out the vote in as they anticipated low voter turnout. Election data going back to 2001 shows consistently low numbers at the polls. 

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