![Turnout For Election Predicted To Only Reach 50 Percent](http://townsquare.media/site/33/files/2014/04/polling-place-300x203.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Turnout For Election Predicted To Only Reach 50 Percent
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's elections chief is predicting only half of the state's voters or fewer will cast ballots in the Oct. 24 election to choose a new governor, new lieutenant governor and other statewide leaders.
Secretary of State Tom Schedler released his projection Friday, saying he expects 40 percent to 50 percent voter turnout based on early voting patterns he's seen. That would be less than the participation in last year's congressional elections.
Early voting ends Saturday.
Data through Thursday showed nearly 148,000 people — 5 percent of the state's 2.9 million registered voters — cast ballots in advance of the election so far.
People seeking to vote early can do so at parish registrar of voters' offices and other designated locations. The Secretary of State's Office has a list at: https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/EarlyVoting .
Copyright 2015 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
More From News Talk 96.5 KPEL
![Louisiana BESE Run-off Results for November 18, 2023](http://townsquare.media/site/35/files/2022/03/attachment-GettyImages-1343339836.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![An Open Letter to Writers of Louisiana Constitutional Amendments](http://townsquare.media/site/33/files/2021/07/attachment-aaron-burden-y02jEX_B0O0-unsplash.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Louisiana Sees Second-Highest Early Voting Numbers on First Day](http://townsquare.media/site/341/files/2012/11/Voting.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Louisiana Unveils New ‘I Voted Sticker’ Ahead of Fall Election](http://townsquare.media/site/180/files/2021/11/attachment-voting-1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Lafayette Voters, Do You Know What Propositions Are on the Ballot?](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2021/10/attachment-Voting-Stickers-Photo-courtesy-of-element5-digital-2i7Dn2uMEQE-unsplash.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![76% of Louisiana Voters Will Not Vote in November 13th Election](http://townsquare.media/site/34/files/2020/11/GettyImages-1229440323.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Lafayette Voters, Do You Know What Propositions Are on the Ballot?](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2021/10/attachment-Voting-Stickers-Photo-courtesy-of-element5-digital-2i7Dn2uMEQE-unsplash.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Louisiana will Have Paper-Based Elections in the Future](http://townsquare.media/site/341/files/2020/07/GettyImages-1209785334.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Acadiana Election Results For Saturday’s Election](http://townsquare.media/site/34/files/2020/11/GettyImages-1229440323.jpg?w=980&q=75)