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And for comparability purposes, we excluded runoffs and special elections from the analysis. Turnout rates were calculated using each state’s most recent reported number of active registered voters prior to the election. We included all valid votes for candidates, including write-in votes when reported, but excluded blank votes and other spoiled or void ballots. Louisiana voters get their first chance to vote for members of Congress in November, while everyone else holds their general election.

#Nh midterm election results 2018 registration

This analysis is based on official vote totals (when available) and voter registration figures from all states except Louisiana, which uses a unique two-stage election system rather than the traditional primary-general structure. One reason: There have been a lot more contested primaries on the Democratic side this year, and contested races tend to attract more voters. That was nearly twice as many votes as the 10.7 million cast in 2014’s Democratic House primaries. Unlike in 2014, when 2.1 million more votes were cast in Republican than in Democratic House primaries, this year Democratic races drew more votes: 20.4 million versus 16.3 million. That’s consistent with the Center’s recent survey, which found that while voter enthusiasm is relatively high among voters in both major parties, it’s somewhat higher among voters who favor Democratic over Republican candidates. Two-thirds of Democratic voters (67%) say they are more enthusiastic about voting than in past congressional elections, compared with 59% of Republican voters. While turnout rates rose this year in both Democratic and Republican House primaries, the increase was greater on the Democratic side – up 4.6 percentage points, to 10.8% of all registered voters, versus a 1.2-point increase (to 8.7%) on the Republican side.

A recent Pew Research Center survey found that voter enthusiasm is at its highest level for any midterm election in more than two decades. But the elevated primary turnout levels are further evidence that Americans are unusually engaged with this year’s midterms. Voter turnout typically sags across the board in midterm elections relative to presidential years, and primaries nearly always attract fewer voters than general elections. While the battle for control of the House has gotten a lot of public and media attention, turnout rates were also substantially higher in this year’s Senate (22.2%) and gubernatorial (26.5%) primaries than in 2014 (16.6% and 18.6%, respectively), though the increases were relatively similar for both parties. That may not sound like a lot, but it was a 56% increase over the 23.7 million who voted in 2014’s House primaries turnout that year was 13.7% of registered voters. Nearly a fifth (19.6%) of registered voters – about 37 million – cast ballots in House primary elections, according to the analysis of state election results. House of Representatives surged compared with the last midterms in 2014, particularly among Democrats, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of state election returns. Turnout in this year’s primaries for the U.S.

Voters at a polling station in Los Angeles for California’s primary election on June 5.