From WesternJournal.com…
Republican turnout surged in Tuesday’s Texas primary, a concerning sign for Democrats who face a potential red wave in the state — and across the country — in November’s midterm elections.
On Tuesday, 300,000 more Republicans voted in the Texas’ primary than in the 2018 primary, with Democratic turnout remaining largely stagnant.
Do with this info as you will (I wouldn’t make predictions based solely on primary turnout):
2018 TX primary – 60%-40% R, about 1.55 million R votes for gov & 1 million D votes
2022 TX primary – 65%-35% R, about 1.9 million R votes & 1 million D votes— Kyle Kondik (@kkondik) March 2, 2022
Just over 1,050,000 Democrats voted in the primary for governor, considered a foregone conclusion for Beto O’Rourke.
In comparison, more than 1.9 million Republicans voted in the gubernatorial primary, nearly doubling the election turnout of Democrats.
Democratic turnout remained almost completely stagnant in comparison to 2018.
