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“We can’t exactly say why there was some decrease, sometimes it has to do with the amount of contests, the types of contests that are on the ballot or the amount of money that the campaigns are spending towards advertising,” Shah said. “There are a number of factors that play into the type of turnout that we see in an election cycle.”
When comparing voter populations, this midterm is seeing a decline in the number of younger voters, compared to the last. Professor Mark P. Jones of Rice University states the decrease is particularly seen in young Democratic voters. In 2018, Beto challenged incumbent Republican Senator Ted Cruz and fell just 220,000 voters short of winning the race. This race was recorded as the closest race in Texas in the last 40 years.
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