Record #5509
Turnout in the 2026 Texas Republican U.S. Senate primary runoff will be higher than turnout in the March 3, 2026 primary
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Occurrence 1 of 1 · source record #5509 Charlie Kirk · James Talarico, False Moderate and False Prophet
Original quotethat is a lot of votes, and mark my words, turnout's going to be even higher for the next for the runoff
Quote begins at 03:16
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How the call settles
Official Texas Secretary of State totals show more votes cast in the Republican U.S. Senate runoff than in the March 3, 2026 Republican U.S. Senate primary
Our reasoning
NO on the research record because Turnout fell sharply: roughly 2.16 million Republicans voted in the March 3, 2026 primary versus about 1.38 million votes cast in the May 26 Republican US Senate runoff — roughly 800,000 fewer, not higher.. Applied stored rule: Official Texas Secretary of State totals show more votes cast in the Republican U.S. Senate runoff than in the March 3, 2026 Republican U.S. Senate primary.
Outcome evidence
Turnout fell sharply: roughly 2.16 million Republicans voted in the March 3, 2026 primary versus about 1.38 million votes cast in the May 26 Republican US Senate runoff — roughly 800,000 fewer, not higher.
Outcome date: 2026-05-26
Verdict recorded: 2026-08-08
Basis: research