Cricket Arens of Las Vegas shows her pride for America during the Primary 2010 Victory Unity Celebration with the Clark County Republican Party at the Orleans Hotel Tuesday, June 8, 2010.
Wednesday, June 9, 2010 | 4:18 p.m.
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More than a quarter of registered voters in Clark County participated in Tuesday’s primary election, with more people voting early than did on Election Day.
The county’s 26.1 percent turnout rate was lower than the state turnout rate, with 30.1 percent of registered Nevadans casting ballots statewide.
Clark County Registrar of Voters Larry Lomax said turnout in the county was in line with past years and with his expectations.
Nearly every primary election in the past decade has had about 25 to 27 percent participation, he said.
Of the 180,562 people who voted in the county, 79,036 did so on Election Day, while 85,543 voted early and 15,983 voted by mail. There are 692,747 registered voters in Clark County.
Republicans, who had more competitive races, saw a higher participation rate than Democrats, with 40 percent of registered Republicans in Clark County casting a ballot versus 23 percent of Democrats.
Statewide, 45 percent of registered Republicans and 25.7 percent of Democrats voted.
While turnout for the primary was in line with previous years, Lomax said he expects participation in the November general election to be much higher.
A typical gubernatorial election in Nevada sees between 57 and 60 percent participation, he said, but because of interest in both the governor’s race and the U.S. Senate race, Lomax said numbers could surpass the average.
“This is not going to be a normal year,” he said.
Turnout in November could be as high as 70 percent, he said.
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