Data released by the Ohio secretary of state on Wednesday indicates that the state Republican Party attracted more than 115,000 Democratic voters during the primary in March.
Jon Husted, the Ohio secretary of state,announced that the count of Democrats who chose to affiliate with the Republican Party in the March primary was more than three times the number of Republicans who chose to affiliate with the Democratic Party.
“Voter turnout is driven by the enthusiasm and interest that groups and candidates can generate for their cause,” Husted, a Republican, said in a statement Wednesday. “Nearly 1.8 million Ohioans decided to join or switch a political party, highlighting the intensity with which Ohioans are engaging this election season.”
Specifically, 34,867 voters who previously affiliated with the Republican Party cast votes in the Democratic primary, accounting for nearly 3 percent of the 1,197,725 primary ballots cast. Meanwhile, 115,762 voters previously affiliated with the Democratic Party cast ballots in the Republican primary, representing nearly 6 percent of the 1,952,684 primary votes. For the full article click here
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