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State party chair commends record Republican primary turnout

More than 1.3 million Republicans voted in the GOP primary election for president which almost double the 2004 turnout and 200,000 more than in 2000, according to a Republican Party of Texas press released issued Wednesday.

Tina Benkiser, the state Republican Party chairwoman commended voters for turning out in record numbers to voice their choice for president and other important races on the ballot.

“The Texas GOP is grateful to all the voters who turned out during early voting and on Election Day to voice their choice in this incredibly important election,” she said in the release. “We have a battle of principles and ideals ahead of us which we are well prepared to fight. Today, we focus on November.”

Statewide voter turnout for the Texas GOP was driven in part by the race for the White House between the last three candidates that included U.S. Sen. John McCain, U.S. Rep. Ron Paul and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee. Numerous local contested primaries in large urban areas also contributed to the high turnout, according to the release.

“We have an amazing slate of candidates who ran during the primary; and to them we say thank you for your time, energy and ideas,” Benkiser said. “Now we must focus on November and coalescing behind our nominees.”

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