Massachusetts officials don't believe there's "tremendous enthusiasm" for this year's general election in the Bay State.
Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin held a news conference Monday morning to provide an update on early voting numbers and share estimates for Election Day turnout Tuesday.
Galvin said the state mailed over 1.1 million mail ballots in response to requests for them, and so far 776,000 have been received back by the state. Election officials expect some of outstanding mail ballots to come in still, but not all of them.
Around 187,000 people in Massachusetts voted early in person, according to Galvin, who said his best guess for total voter turnout this election is 2.2 million. That falls short of the 2.7 million ballots that were cast in 2018.
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Polls in Massachusetts open Tuesday at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. If you need help with figuring out where to go to vote, use this state website to enter your information in.
Voters across New England, not just Massachusetts, will head to the polls Tuesday for important decisions. Several states, including Massachusetts, Maine and Rhode Island, have important gubernatorial races coming to a head. In New Hampshire, polls have been getting tight in two races — the New Hampshire Senate race between incumbent Democrat Maggie Hassan and Republican challenger Don Bolduc, and New Hampshire's 1st District Congressional race between incumbent Democrat Chris Pappas and GOP newcomer Karoline Leavitt.
