September 14, 2026: How Voting Impacts Rural Health

Rural Health News is a weekly segment of Rural Health Today, a podcast by Hillsdale Hospital.

News sources for this episode:

Joshua Ferner Et al., “The Effect of Open Primaries on Turnout and Representation,” October 30, 2024, https://bipartisanpolicy.org/report/the-effect-of-open-primaries-on-turnout-and-representation/, Bipartisan Policy Center.

Fair Vote, “Voter Turnout,” https://fairvote.org/resources/voter-turnout/?section=turnout-in-the-united-states.

National Governors Association, “2026 Gubernational Elections,” 2026, https://www.nga.org/governors/elections/.

Ballotpedia, “United States Congress elections, 2026,” https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Congress_elections,_2026.

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