Kentucky's top election official estimates 60 percent of the state's registered voters will cast ballots on Tuesday.
Democratic Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes said that's on par with the turnout from the 2012 presidential election, when 59 percent of registered voters cast ballots. In 2008, the turnout was 64 percent.
Grimes said 47,000 people have cast in-person absentee ballots, up from 37,000 at this same time four years ago. The state has also issued 39,700 mail-in absentee ballots, of which 26,000 have been returned.
A record 3.3 million people are registered to vote in Tuesday's election. For president, in addition to the Democratic and Republican candidates, Kentucky voters will have 23 registered write-in candidates to choose from. Elections are also scheduled for the U.S. Senate, U.S. House and state legislative seats.
