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Nonpartisan voters make biggest gain in October

By Cy Ryan (contact)

Friday, Nov. 6, 2009 | 5:03 p.m.

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CARSON CITY – Democratic and Republican candidates are spending the most money but nonpartisan voters made the biggest gains in registration in October.

Secretary of State Ross Miller said there were 1,197,252 Nevadans registered to vote at the end of October, an increase of 525 from the previous month.

The nonpartisans picked up the most voters – 356 voters – giving them a total of 184,632.

Democrats continue to lead the pack with 523,345 voters, an increase of 182; Republicans total 425,635, down 116 voters from September; There were 49,196 signed up for the Independent American Party, 3,330 for the Greens, 6,973 in the Libertarian Party and 4,141 in other parties.

Clark County had 804,961 registered voters with 380,034 Democrats, 257,727 Republicans, 126,875 non-partisan, 31,717 Independent American, 2,001 Green, 4,317 Libertarian and 2,290 in other parties.

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