More than a quarter of Minnesota’s registered voters cast ballots in Tuesday’s state primary elections, with DFL voters nearly doubling the turnout of Republicans.

About 902,000 of the state’s registered 3.2 million voters had cast primary ballots as of Wednesday morning with all but one precinct reporting. More than 582,000 of those primary voters filled out DFL ballots.

The total number of voters was the highest in a state primary election since 1982, and the second highest going back to 1950. By percentage of registered voters, it was the highest turnout since 1994.

Minnesota, you crushed it last night! With 100% Reporting: 902,119 people voted in the primary; the highest number of primary voters since 1982. Overall turnout was approximately 22.7%; the highest turnout percentage in a primary since 1994. Amazing! — Steve Simon (@MNSteveSimon) August 15, 2018

A record number of Minnesotans had cast absentee ballots and early votes prior to Tuesday’s elections, including about 14,000 in Ramsey County and nearly 15,000 in Minneapolis.

Turnout in the Twin Cities also was high on Tuesday — more than 93,500 voters cast ballots in Minneapolis, while nearly 99,800 had voted in Ramsey County with all but one precinct reporting.

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High-stakes races for governor, two U.S. Senate seats, eight congressional districts, attorney general and several state House seats were on the ballot, as were nonpartisan contests for county, municipal and school board positions.

Polling locations were recording high turnout throughout the day Tuesday, according to Ramsey County Elections Manager Joe Mansky.

“All of the election judges I have talked to today have said that the number of people voting is really high, higher than we normally would have in a state primary,” Mansky said.

Ramsey County Elections Head Judge Ernest Stone was stationed at a polling location at the El Rio Vista Recreation Center in St. Paul. Stone and other staff expected 250 voters throughout the day, but had recorded nearly 400 just after 5 p.m.

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The previous high for primary election turnout in Ramsey County was in 2010, Mansky said, when 70,000 residents voted and 4,000 cast absentee ballots. County voters eclipsed both of those totals this year.