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Primary turnout smashes recent midterm records
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Nearly 4.5 million Texans voted in the Democratic and Republican primaries, according to The Texas Tribune, surpassing recent turnout numbers. A total of 2.3 million ballots were cast in the Democratic primary and 2.2 million in the Republican primary, marking the first time Democratic turnout was higher since 2020. Texas has approximately 18.7 million registered voters, so turnout was just under 25 percent. Voters in both parties can return to the polls in May to decide primary winners in several runoff elections where no candidate garnered a majority: •U.S. Sen. John Cornyn faces challenger Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Cornyn...