Texas Primaries Largely Quiet as Voters Continue a No-show Trend

Denton County Courthouse on the eve of primary day, March 1, 2022. Total Texas voter turnout was less than 20 percent of registered voters. Patrick Butler/The Epoch Times

In the much anticipated first primary of the 2022 election cycle in one of the nation’s most populated states, the platforms of both parties are being decided by a small percentage of voters.

Historically, primary elections in Texas have not seen a strong turnout in recent years and the March 1 primary continued that trend.