Turnout Up 9207 in Montgomery

Time to eat a little crow here. The ballots in Montgomery County have now all been counted, including all provisional and absentee ballots. Turnout in the 2006 gubernatorial election was up 9207 from the 2002 election, an increase of 3.1%. At a minimum, this appears to roughly keep pace with population growth in Montgomery--not a bad achievement at all since virtually all of the growth was concentrated among low-turnout groups. While there is still more work to be done, some belated kudos should go to the Democrats who made sure that Montgomery voters made their voices heard in force at the polls. I'll wait a few days before taking a look to see what the final returns show in other parts of the state.