Arizona Democrats see major surge in early voting turnout
Arizona Democrats have seen a massive surge in early voting over the past week, bolstering predictions for a "blue wave" in Tuesday's elections.
Early ballot returns released Friday show Democrats are on track to narrow the voter-participation gap with Republicans to its lowest level in any midterm election in recent history.
That surge in Democratic participation could help the party flip close races or win contests for the U.S. Senate, secretary of state and superintendent of public instruction.
Democrats had significantly lagged Republicans when early ballot returns started coming in three weeks ago, leading some to speculate that the blue wave had crested.
But that changed over the past week as Democrats shaved the GOP's early-vote advantage to less than 8 percentage points. Republicans typically have a 12 percentage-point turnout edge in midterm elections.
Republicans still have a distinct advantage given they have about 136,000 more registered voters in Arizona, but the Democratic swell could swing some races.
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