O’Rourke ran a competitive race for Senate in Texas last year, narrowly losing to incumbent Ted Cruz (R). (Philip Bump/The Washington Post)That impressive 500 percent increase, though, came from an analysis about a week before Election Day looking at the early vote. (The smaller increase in Florida, where Democrats narrowly lost a Senate race and a gubernatorial race, is worth noting.) (Philip Bump/The Washington Post)So what about O’Rourke’s other claim, that turnout approached that of a presidential election year? It did indeed benefit from heavier turnout among younger voters.

Source: Washington Post March 25, 2019 20:15 UTC