Early Totals: Kern County has 13% voter turnout

As of Tuesday morning counting is still taking place and a number of ballots will be outstanding. According to the elections office ballots that were dropped off at a poll site and any mail-in ballots that arrived Monday or Tuesday have not been counted. The certified results will be in one month from now on December 9. According to the latest data from the secretary of state, Kern County had a voter turnout rate of about 13.1 percent. Statewide, the turnout is about 25.2 percent But that's with plenty of ballots yet to be counted.