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March 9, 2016

Mississippi Democrats’ low voter turnout shows lack of enthusiasm in state #MSPrimary

Unofficial totals show upwards of 220,000 Mississippi Democrats turned out for their presidential and congressional primary on Tuesday. This is a far cry from the 434,152 who voted in 2008, President Barack Obama’s first run for the White House. Democrats just last year in the statewide election were able to muster more enthusiasm and voter…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
March 9, 2016

Mississippi Republican Primary draws record voter turnout #MSPrimary

Mississippi Republicans turned out Tuesday for the 2016 presidential and congressional primary in greater numbers than previous such contests in the Magnolia State. While totals are still incomplete and unofficial it appears 400,000 plus GOP voters cast their ballot. This is in comparison to the voter turnout in previous Republican presidential primaries of 294,112 in…