According to Election Department figures obtained by the Phoenix, 42,527 had voted in Boston as of 3:00, keeping the city on pace for roughly 75,000 ballots by my projection.
That 42,527 is 87% of the 48,870 who had voted by 3:00 in the 2006 gubernatorial primary.
South Boston's Wards 6 & 7 are the only two wards with higher turnout than in the 2006 gubernatorial primary, as of 3:00.