Voter Turnout Strong On Election Day: Sarasota Supervisor Of Elections

SARASOTA, FL — Voter turnout on Election Day “has been strong” in Sarasota County, Paul Donnelly, director of communications and voter outreach with the Supervisor of Elections office told Patch.

As of 3:42 p.m. on Tuesday, voter turnout was at 56.18 percent, with 198,600 ballots cast, according to data from the office.

Just shy of 97,000 of those who have voted so far are registered Republicans while a little more than 60,000 are Democrats and nearly 42,000 are registered to other parties or have no party affiliation, data shows.

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Voting was briefly interrupted for those in precinct 106, who are casting their ballots at Life Lutheran Church at 8010 Fruitville Road in Sarasota on Election Day.

Electrical issues caused by Hurricane Ian caused the polling place to lose power for about 15 minutes on Tuesday.

“One of our polling locations experienced a power interruption due to previously undetected damage from Hurricane Ian. Voters were given the option to wait or allowed to vote a ballot and deposit into the auxiliary ballot box container for tabulation after the polls close,” Donnelly told Patch. “Most voters chose to wait. The issue was resolved shortly thereafter, and operations resumed as normal.