Official voter turnout in Ellis County increased 1%

Voters in Ellis wait in line to cast their vote Tuesday morning. — Voters at the Ellis VFW November 4

By BECKY KISER
Hays Post

Turns out, the voter turnout in Ellis County for the Nov. 4 election was even a little higher than first thought.

As the polls closed and votes were tabulated last week, Ellis County Clerk Donna Maskus was “thrilled” with the 57.41 percent local voter turnout.

“There was just a 17 percent turnout in the April primary, so we improved considerably,” she said.

After the Ellis County Commission officially canvassed election results Monday, Nov. 10, the percentage went up a little bit. Maskus reported the final and official “voter turnout in Ellis County was 58.67 percent.”

That’s slightly more than a 1 percent increase.

According to Maskus, a total 10,490 ballots were cast in Ellis County.