The Latest: Turnout up in Virginia's closely watched race [View all]
Source: Associated Press
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Latest on the races for governor in Virginia and New Jersey (all times local):
2:55 p.m.
Early voter numbers are up in Virginia's closely watched race for governor while polling places around the state are reporting a steady turnout.
Department of Elections Commissioner Edgardo Cortes says Virginia had a "substantially higher" number of early voters in this year's closely watched race for governor than in recent past gubernatorial contests.
The 180,000 absentee ballots returned as of Sunday were 60,000 more than all absentee votes cast in the 2013 gubernatorial election.
Generally speaking, Democrats tend to do better in Virginia with a greater turnout.
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