By the end of the day Tuesday, voters will choose a new City Council member in Tampa to fill the remaining term of Gwen Henderson , who passed away this Summer.

But with the morning “rush” of Election Day now over, it’s looking like it will be a very low turnout affair.

As of 9:45 a.m., only 183 people had cast a ballot on Election Day, with fewer than 4,000 ballots cast in all between Election Day, early voting and vote by mail. That puts turnout so far well below 9%.

Voter turnout in the First Election last month was just 12%. So depending on how many voters head to the polls throughout the rest of the day — polls close at 7 p.m. — turnout could at least exceed that low bar.

Last month, fewer than 5,411 people cast a ballot in the Special Election to fill Henderson’s District 5

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