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San Diego County Voter Registration Hits Record High

By Maureen Cavanaugh / KPBS Midday Edition Co-Host, Marissa Cabrera / News Producer, KPBS Midday Edition

Published May 16, 2018 at 8:35 AM PDT

This story was published more than 6 years ago.

A 'vote here' sign hangs above the door at the San Diego County Registrar of Voters Office in Kearny Mesa on May 31, 2014.

San Diego County Voter Registration Hits Record High

San Diego County Voter Registration Hits Record High GUESTS: Michael Vu, San Diego County Registrar of Voters Thad Kousser, professor of political science, UC San Diego

There are 1.6 million people registered to vote ahead of the June primary election in San Diego County. That's a record high according to the San Diego County Registrar of Voters.

The county’s latest voter registration data also shows independent voters, or those who declined to choose a political party, may soon outnumber registered Republicans in the county.

San Diego County Registrar of Voters, Michael Vu, said 37 percent of the county's registered voters identify as Democrats followed by 29 percent as Republican and 29 percent as independent voters.

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Statewide, decline to state voters are also close to surpassing registered Republicans.

Election officials will issue a final state voter tally two weeks before the June 5 election.

Vu and UC San Diego political science professor Thad Kousser discuss the latest voter registration trends Wednesday on Midday Edition.

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Maureen Cavanaugh

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Maureen Cavanaugh has been a familiar voice for KPBS listeners for more than 15 years, serving in a variety of capacities including announcer, host, and producer. As host of KPBS Midday Edition, Maureen has interviewed a wide range of notables, such as comedienne Sandra Bernhardt, actor John Lequizamo, author Chuck Palahniuk, composer Marvin Hamlisch, artist Robert Irwin, and designer Zandra Rhodes. But of all the interviews Maureen has conducted, her most special was with His Holiness, the Dalai Lama. Before joining KPBS in 1997, she worked as a news anchor for KSDO and KOGO News Radio in San Diego. While working for commercial radio stations in San Diego and in Salt Lake City, Utah, Maureen reported on both hard news and lifestyle features. Maureen has received three "Golden Mike" awards from the Radio and TV News Association of Southern California for economic reporting and breaking news. She has also received a "Best of Show" and “Best Radio Newscast” awards from the San Diego Press Club and the "Flo" Award from Public Radio Program Directors Association for Best Public Radio Announcer in a large market. Maureen is a native of Queens, New York, but after more than 20 years in San Diego she feels she qualifies as a real Southern Californian.

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Marissa Cabrera

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Marissa Cabrera worked as a producer for KPBS Midday Edition and had previously served as a Newscast Producer for KPBS' Morning Edition. Before joining KPBS she reported on Vatican affairs, social, and cultural issues in Rome, Italy. She also contributed to a documentary on sex abuse in the Catholic Church. Marissa has worked as a multimedia journalist at various news stations in San Diego and Monterey as well as Columbia, Missouri. Marissa graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia with a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism.

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