And the GOP did it in a way that might scare some Democrats: higher voter turnout. At least in this era, Republicans don't seem to have much to fear from high turnout -- a turnout, amazingly, that came without former President Donald Trump in the White House. Voter turnout in New Jersey and Virginia blasted past what these states saw four years ago. In Virginia, about 3.3 million votes were cast, compared with 2.6 million in 2017. Both states had the highest numbers of votes cast in a gubernatorial election in those states on record.

Source: CNN November 07, 2021 15:02 UTC