Voter turnout up in 1 county, but down in 2, compared to 2016 and 2020 primaries

The Aug. 20 primary election ended with some incumbents being ousted, some highly contested races advancing to the Nov. 5 general election, and a tight race between two political newcomers resulting in a recount.

More voters turned out in Indian River County, but fewer turned out in Martin and St. Lucie counties, compared to past primaries in 2016 and 2020. Here's how many people voted in the last three primaries on the Treasure Coast.

Treasure Coast voter turnout

Indian River County

• 2024 : 34.2%
• 2020 : 33.6%
• 2016 : 31%

Martin County

• 2024 : 27.8%
• 2020 : 34%
• 2016 : 33%

St. Lucie County

• 2024 : 20.55%
• 2020 : 26%
• 2016 : 26.3%

Ballots cast among eligible voters

Indian River County

• 2024: 40,477 out of 118,221
• 2020: 40,452 out of 120,443
• 2016: 32,245 out of 103,797

Martin County

• 2024: 31,755 out of 114,374
• 2020: 39,332 out of 114,537
• 2016: 35,852 out of 109,226

St. Lucie County

• 2024: 48,438 out of 235,734
• 2020: 55,834 out of 214,401
• 2016: 49,644 out of 188,498

Gearing up for the Nov. 5 general election

These races are moving forward to the Nov. 5 general election:

Martin County

• County Commission District 1

St. Lucie County

• Sheriff
• Supervisor of Elections
• Property Appraiser
• Tax Collector
• County Commission District 3
• County Commission District 5

Indian River County

• Sheriff
• County Commission District 5

Note: This list does not include races that will be on the Nov. 5 general election ballot but did not have primaries.

Gianna Montesano is TCPalm’s trending reporter. You can contact her at gianna.montesano@tcpalm.com , 772-409-1429, or follow her on X @gonthescene .

This article originally appeared on Treasure Coast Newspapers: Voter turnout up in 1 county, but down in 2, compared to 2016 and 2020 primaries