Turnout in the Democratic primary outpaced that on the Republican side for the first time since 2020, a notable distinction given the draw of high-profile Senate primaries in both parties.
Apurva Mahajan
Apurva Mahajan is a data visualization fellow and a senior studying journalism and political science at the University of Maryland. He was editor-in-chief of the campus newspaper, The Diamondback, and is now the publication's data editor. He is also a data journalist at the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism. Apurva previously worked at The Detroit News, The Frederick News-Post and Aviation Week.
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