That’s how many voters participated in Texas’ Democratic U.S. Senate primary, the party’s highest turnout in at least two decades. The surge pushed Democratic participation ahead of Republicans for the first time since 2008, with GOP turnout just under 2.2 million votes. Analysts say the competitive contest between Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico, along with unusually full ballots in many counties, helped drive the spike in voter engagement.
