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There’s been nothing special about turnout for Montana’s U.S. House special election, other than voting heading into the last week has been low, election officials say.

“We’ve had a few people,” said Bret Rutherford, Yellowstone County Elections officer. “If this was October, we would have people coming into the office all day long, eight to five o’clock, someone would be in here.”

Roughly 31 percent of Montana’s registered voters had turned in ballots by May 18, just seven days remaining before the May 25 finish, which is the Thursday before Memorial Day weekend. Elections officials expect many last-day voters won't vote as they head into the long weekend with camping on the brain.

Democrat Rob Quist, Republican Greg Gianforte and Libertarian Mark Wicks are vying to replace Ryan Zinke as Montana’s only House member. Zinke resigned the post May 2 to become President Donald Trump’s Interior secretary.

Holiday weekend

In Flathead County, home of Glacier National Park and the largest natural freshwater lake west of the Mississippi River, the Thursday before Memorial Day is about staking out your campground spot, said Monica Eisenzimer of the Flathead County Elections office.