Sherborn Voter Turnout Exceeds Expectations

Election worker Jake Frankenfield, an incoming senior at Dover-Sherborn High School, was helping out for the day at the polls in Sherborn.

Frankenfield said he first got into politics by watching the West Wing on television. Once he became interested in the Student Director Program at Town Hall, his "eyes became open to civic duty," he said. 

Frankenfield was scheduled to help voters check in all day until 8 p.m., when the polls close. 

Town Clerk Carole Marple said at 3 p.m., voter turnout already exceeded her expectations. 

"We've had already over 20 percent of voter turn out by 3 today," she said. In addition, Marple said she's seen a steep increase in the amount of absentee ballots in the last two weeks.