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Turnout from Texas primary offers contrasting statistics.

Posted on May 30, 2012 by annelise
Turnout from Texas primary offers contrasting statistics.

Graphic by Annelise Russell/News21

Statewide turnout among registered voters in the Republican primary was 11.05 percent, the highest in the last 20 years for a GOP presidential candidate, .37 higher than 2008.

For the Democrats, turnout was 4.49 percent, the lowest in 20 years after record turnout of 22.54 percent in 2008.

 

 

Posted in News, Texas | Tagged Texas, Texas Primary, Voter Turnout

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