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Trump will get more GOP primary votes than anyone in history (because more people are voting)

Politico's Kyle Cheney noticed something interesting about Donald Trump's big primary wins on Tuesday night. With a number of states still to vote — including the largest, California — Trump is poised to set a new record vote total in Republican presidential primaries. The current record is held by George W. Bush, with his 10.8 million votes in 2000. Trump, according to RealClearPolitics, is currently at a little north of 10 million.

But there's a catch: One of the main reasons that Trump has so many votes is that this election has seen so many more voters.

Using data from the Congressional Quarterly Guide to Elections, Real Clear Politics and U.S. Election Atlas, we put together this look at each Republican contest since 1952. Listed is the top vote-getter that year (not always the nominee) and the total number of votes cast.

Read entire article at The Washington Post