Fueled by a Democratic surge, Texans turn out in force on first day of early voting

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Fueled by a Democratic surge, Texans turn out in force on first day of early voting
Written by Jackie Wang, Austin Bureau;  20 HRS AGO
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2018-elections/2018/02/21/fueled-democratic-surge-texans-turn-force-first-day-early-voting

AUSTIN — Of the 51,249 Texans who cast ballots Tuesday on the first day of early voting, more than half voted in the Democratic primary.

The total number of voters from the 15 counties with the most people registered is high for a midterm year. In 2016, a presidential election year, 55,931 Texans voted on the first day of early voting for the primary. But in the last midterm election in 2014, only 38,441 Texans voted on the first day.

Even more surprising is the turnout among Democrats. Since the last midterm election, the party saw a 51 percent increase in first-day early voting turnout, while Republicans saw a 16 percent increase.

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Where I live it was 494 Republicans to 34 Democrats.