Tennessee Secretary of State
Thursday, March 3, 2016

Tennesseans Break Primary Voting Record

The Division of Elections reports a record number of Tennesseans voted in the March 1 presidential preference primary or "SEC Primary."

A record-breaking 1,226,113 Tennesseans voted to decide who could be the next president of the United States. That figure includes the 385,653 people who shattered the early voting record as well. A total of 854,792 Republicans voted in the primary along with 371,321 Democrats.

The previous records for a presidential preference primary were in 2008 when 1,178,579 Tennesseans voted, 329,154 of which voted early or absentee. 553,815 Republicans and 624,764 Democrats voted during that election.

To see unofficial results visit: March 1st, 2016 Unofficial Election Results - See more at: http://sos.tn.gov/news/tennesseans-break-primary-voting-record#sthash.syZCESlA.dpuf