Early turnout numbers bode well for Mallory

Estimated turnout in Hamilton County was 27.2 percent heading into the heaviest voting hours of the day, according to a sampling of precincts by the Board of Elections.

In the city of Cincinnati, with its high-profile mayor's race, turnout was slightly higher at 29.8 percent.

Turnout was especially high -- almost 40 percent or more -- in North Avondale and Hartwell precincts that were strongholds for state Sen. Mark Mallory in the primary election. East Side precincts that voted heavily for David Pepper on Sept. 13 have turnouts of about 30 percent, though the highest-turnout precinct, Cincinnati 15-K in Clifton, went for Pepper in September.

Hamilton County elections officials had predicted a total 43 percent turnout going into the day. Warm weather and the absence of rain seems to be helping keep that number on track.

The full breakdown of sampled precincts:

Precinct	Registered voters	4 p.m. voters	4 p.m. percent
CINCINNATI 1-W	520	158	30.4%
CINCINNATI 2-C	476	112	23.5%
CINCINNATI 4-K	621	202	32.5%
CINCINNATI 5-I	733	230	31.4%
CINCINNATI 5-S	651	221	33.9%
CINCINNATI 7-N	559	147	26.3%
CINCINNATI 13-N	643	256	39.8%
CINCINNATI 14-B	652	202	31.0%
CINCINNATI 15-K	552	237	42.9%
CINCINNATI 19-H	550	161	29.3%
CINCINNATI 23-D	635	189	29.8%
CINCINNATI 24-C	702	280	39.9%
CINCINNATI 25-J	527	143	27.1%
CINCINNATI 26-I	548	133	24.3%
CINCINNATI 26-O	806	64	7.9%
FOREST PARK J	487	87	17.9%
LOVELAND I	654	143	21.9%
MADEIRA E	604	147	24.3%
READING 1-B	604	73	12.1%
ANDERSON T	679	151	22.2%
GREEN BBB	491	163	33.2%
MIAMI TWP E	694	233	33.6%
SYMMES R	1054	198	18.8%
CITY TOTAL	9175	2735	29.8%
COUNTY TOTAL	14442	3930	27.2%