Election Day in Flathead County went smoothly despite high turnout, officials say

Despite overwhelming voter turnout again this year, the general election in Flathead County went smoothly with the final ballot cast at 1 a.m., Nov. 6, election officials said.

While results of the Nov. 5 election will be finalized Tuesday by Flathead County commissioners, unofficial results show that out of 84,333 registered voters in the county, 62,932 Flathead County residents cast their ballots last week.  

That is nearly 75% of voters, up from the June primary where only 29,733 — or 37% — of voters in Flathead County went to the ballot box, but in line with recent general election turnout.