Live Updates: Elections 2020 In Illinois

Roughly 30,000 Chicagoans have voted every hour since the polls opened at 6 a.m. That’s in addition to the unprecedented early voting and vote-by-mail turnout. As of 11 a.m., almost one million Chicagoans had voted.

Chicago Board of Elections spokesman Jim Allen said the city may not see Harold Washington-level records — that 1983 mayoral race saw an 83% turnout. But the city could very likely hit the top 70%.

As has been the case nationwide, turnout has been highest among millennials, or those between 25 and 34 years old. The second highest turnout is among people 34 to 44.

Today was the first time in several years that polling sites appeared to open without a hitch. Some neighborhood polling places had issues early in the morning, but Allen said none of those sites will need to extend their hours past the 7 p.m. closing.

Allen said this was remarkable given the fact this was the first time all election judge training was done remotely, without in-person demonstrations of how to use the equipment at voting sites.