3.65 million NJ votes cast

by: Jason Springer

Wed Nov 05, 2008 at 06:27:21 PM EST

According to figures compiled by the Secretary of State's Office, more than 3.65 million people cast ballots in the Garden State.

That broke a record set in 2004 when 3.63 million voted in the race between John Kerry and George W. Bush.

But Tuesday's results were far short of a record in terms of percentage of eligible voters who cast ballots. About 67 percent of registered New Jersey voters cast ballots, according to preliminary calculations; when provisional and other ballots are counted, the figure could reach 70 percent.

The record was 91 percent, set in 1960, according to the Secretary of State's Office. On several other occasions, turnout percentage was in the mid- to high 80s.