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Republicans Outpace Democrats in Voter Registration

Republicans have added more than 77,000 people to their voter registration rolls since last year, easily outpacing Democrats while still trailing them in overall numbers.

Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes announced the new totals Thursday, less than a month before the Nov. 8 general election. The deadline to register to vote was last week.

Since November 2015, Republicans have added 77,242 voters while Democrats gained 11,385. Democrats still have a majority, claiming 51 percent of all registered voters compared with Republicans' 40 percent. The rest are registered as third party or independent voters.

Democrats fared better with new voters, signing up 44,712 since March compared with 46,328 Republicans. But it appears Republicans are benefiting from a number of registered Democrats deciding to switch parties.

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