Missouri sees new record-high voter turnout in November

Over 3 million Missouri voters turned up at the polls or submitted a ballot before Election Day this year. This is a record turnout for the state, the previous highest turnout in 2008 with 2.9 million voters.

The election season Missouri voters participated in record numbers, the state setting a new high for voter turnout and participation on Election Day.

More than 3 million voters cast ballots in Tuesday’s presidential election, marking the first time the state exceeded that threshold.

Missouri’s previous high mark was 2.9 million voters in the 2008 presidential election. Since then, Missouri has added more than 100,000 voters to its rolls, a total of 4.3 million registered voters.

About 70 percent of registered voters cast ballots in Tuesday’s election. The number fell short of the 75 percent estimate that had been forecast by Missouri’s local election officials.

Voter turnout percentage peaked at 78 percent in 1992 with fewer registered voters.

The presidential race between Republican President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden was the top vote-getter on this year’s ballot, followed by Republican Gov. Mike Parson’s contest against his Democratic challenger, State Auditor Nicole Galloway.