Politics & Government

Primary Voting Slow in Medford Tuesday

City clerk estimate some locations have seen "mid-teens" turnout so far.

Voting in today's U.S. Senate special primary election has been expectedly slow in Medford as of early afternoon, according to City Clerk Ed Finn.

Finn said he was unsure of things would pick up after 4 p.m., once people are able to get out of work and possibly head to one of Medford's 16 polling locations.

According to Finn, voting was going smoothly with no problems with ballots or machines as of about 2 p.m.

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Finn couldn't predict a possible final turnout number for Medford but said some locations in Medford were in the "mid-teens" as of about 2 p.m.

As far as he knew, the only campaign observing the polls in Medford Tuesday was for U.S. Congressman Edward Markey of Malden.

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Polls in Medford will be open until 8 p.m. Tuesday. Here are the city's poll locations. .

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