Mayor Walsh votes in Savin Hill, Nov. 4, 2014: Photo by Mike Deehan

(Updated 4:30p.m.) — Savin Hill's 13-10 is so far leading the Dorchester turnout race in today's state election. Citywide, 87,850 people have made it to the polls as of 3 p.m., according to the City of Boston's Election Department. That represents a voter turnout of roughly 23 percent with five hours of voting time still to come. The polls are open until 8 p.m.

Turnout has also been heavy in Mattapan precincts that typically vote lopsidedly for Democratic candidates in state and federal elections. At the Chittick School, a potent double-precinct on the Hyde Park-Mattapan line in ward 18, the combined vote total at 3 p.m. was 980— a figure above pace with the rest of the city. By comparison, another key bellwether double-precinct in Dorchester— Florian Hall— had 942 voters show up in the same time frame. Florian Hall is likely to be fertile ground for Republican Charlie Baker, while Coakley is favored at the Chittick.

In addition to the four statewide ballot questions, voters in Dorchester and Mattapan's 12th Suffolk House district have a question # 5 on their ballot. The non-binding, yes-or-no question asks: "Shall the state representative from this district be instructed to vote in favor of a resolution calling upon Congress to propose an amendment to the U.S. Constitution affirming that 1) rights protected under the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only and 2) both Congress and the states may place limits on political contributions and political spending?" For more on the public police question, see the Secretary of State's website.