By Sean Golonka
More than 3,600 Nevadans turned out to vote early on Monday, a majority of whom were Democrats who continue to turn out in greater numbers than Republicans through mail and early voting.
So far, nearly 60,000 Democratic voters have cast their ballots — about 90 percent of them by mail — according to the latest data available Tuesday morning from the secretary of state’s office.
Sean Golonka – The Spanish Springs Library voting center in Sparks.
Nearly 41,000 Republican voters have cast their ballot in a primary that does not include their party’s presumptive nominee, as former President Donald Trump is only running in the Feb. 8 GOP caucus.
That amount does not include about 1,600 ballots from Republican voters — and more than 2,000 ballots from Democratic voters — that have been rejected for various reasons, such as stray identifying marks or a wrong envelope, or are still in need of signature curing.
Clark County Republicans also continue to lag behind their counterparts across the state in turning out to vote. Though 62 percent of registered Republican voters in Nevada are based in Clark County, they have accounted for less than 45 percent of ballots cast so far in the Republican primary.
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