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More Washingtonians voted in the 2020 general election than in any election in the state's history.

According to vote totals certified today by Secretary of State Kim Wyman, 4,116,894, or 84.14%, of Washington's 4,892,871 registered voters made their voices heard Nov. 3. The 84.14% turnout rate is less than half a percent shy of the all-time record (84.61%, set in the 2008 general election).

"Throughout this election season, voters were energized, engaged, and eager to make their voices heard," said Wyman in a news release.

"The nearly 4.2 million people who cast their ballots felt empowere...