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33,000 eligible to cast votes in Carbon Tuesday

Over 33,000 people in Carbon County are eligible to vote in Tuesday's primary election.

Voting will take place from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. in each of the county's 51 election precincts.Only those registered to the Democratic and Republican parties are eligible to participate in the balloting, in which state court, county offices, borough, township and school district candidates are seeking their parties' nominations.The Democratic Party continues to enjoy a plurality over the GOP, the margin being 3,574 according to the latest list of eligible registered voters.The Democrats have 18,365 eligible voters, compared with 14,791 on the Republican side.Overall, there are 33,156 eligible voters.The breakdown of eligible voters by precincts is as follows:Banks Township 469 Democrats, 165 Republicans.Beaver Meadows Borough 311 Democrats, 171 Republicans.Bowmanstown Borough 246 Democrats, 223 Republicans.East Penn Township-South 403 Democrats, 326 Republicans.East Penn Township-North 366 Democrats, 420 Republicans.East Side Borough 80 Democrats, 65 Republicans.Franklin Township-Independent 270 Democrats, 320 Republicans.Franklin Township-Harrity 440 Democrats, 498 Republicans.Franklin Township-Long Run 324 Democrats, 423 Republicans.Jim Thorpe-First 385 Democrats, 196 Republicans.Jim Thorpe-Second 285 Democrats, 127 Republicans.Jim Thorpe-Third 487 Democrats, 260 Republicans.Jim Thorpe-Fourth 230 Democrats, 116 Republicans.Jim Thorpe-Fifth 378 Democrats, 243 Republicans.Kidder Township-North 125 Democrats, 127 Republicans.Kidder Township-South 315 Democrats, 452 Republicans.Lansford Borough-East 505 Democrats, 313 Republicans.Lansford Borough-Middle 298 Democrats, 163 Republicans.Lansford Borough-West 346 Democrats, 163 Republicans.Lausanne Township 76 Democrats, 53 Republicans.Lehigh Township 87 Democrats, 220 Republicans.Lehighton Borough-First 462 Democrats, 434 Republicans.Lehighton Borough-Second 433 Democrats, 343 Republicans.Lehighton Borough-Third 454 Democrats, 301 Republicans.Lower Towamensing Township-North 447 Democrats, 376 Republicans.Lower Towamensing Township-South 369 Democrats, 301 Republicans.Mahoning Township-Mahoning, 631 Democrats, 653 Republicans.Mahoning Township-New Mahoning 187 Democrats, 256 Republicans.Mahoning Township-Packerton/Jamestown 222 Democrats, 176 Republicans.Nesquehoning Borough-East 573 Democrats, 243 Republicans.Nesquehoning Borough-West 603 Democrats, 343 Republicans.Packer Township 230 Democrats, 410 Republicans.Palmerton Borough-East 445 Democrats, 367 Republicans.Palmerton Borough-Middle 729 Democrats, 527 Republicans.Palmerton Borough-West 242 Democrats, 133 Republicans.Parryville Borough 120 Democrats, 102 Republicans.Penn Forest Township-South West 536 Democrats, 507 Republicans.Penn Forest Township-North West 592 Democrats, 519 Republicans.Penn Forest Township-Middle 435 Democrats, 327 Republicans.Penn Forest Township-North East 653 Democrats, 491 Republicans.Penn Forest Township-East 633 Democrats, 489 Republicans.Summit Hill Borough-First 364 Democrats, 95 Republicans.Summit Hill Borough-Second 301 Democrats, 128 Republicans.Summit Hill Borough-Third 361 Democrats, 205 Republicans.Summit Hill Borough-White Bear 169 Democrats, 108 Republicans.Towamensing Township-North 322 Democrats, 408 Republicans.Towamensing Township-South I 375 Democrats, 448 Republicans.Towamensing Township-South II 375 Democrats, 347 Republicans.Weatherly Borough-East 365 Democrats, 440 Republicans.Weatherly Borough-West 191 Democrats, 203 Republicans.Weissport Borough 120 Democrats, 67 Republicans.