Only 1 in 10 cast votes in primary

Only about one in every 10 registered Haines voters turned out to cast their ballots in Tuesday’s statewide primary election, but those who did reflected trends supporting incumbents Republican Don Young for U.S. Representative and Republican Lisa Murkowski for U.S. Senator.

About 82 percent of voters casting a Republican ballot chose Murkowski, while 75 percent liked Young.

Nearly 21 percent of registered Klukwan voters came to the polls, also largely supporting Young (75 percent) and…