The number of ballots cast in the Democratic presidential primary election in New Mexico outpaced previous years as overall turnout by eligible voters from both parties was above average.
Preliminary results show one in three eligible Democratic and Republican voters — or more than 325,000 — cast ballots across the state. That's more than in each of the presidential primaries and caucuses in 2004, 2008 and 2012.
Turnout has averaged 28 percent in presidential election year primaries in New Mexico since 1996.
Albuquerque pollster Brian Sanderoff says a competitive race between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders helped fuel turnout, with a record 37 percent of Democrats casting votes.
He says there was still a lot of interest in the contest despite news that Clinton had clinched enough support from delegates.
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