JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s presidential primaries appear to have set a new high mark for voter turnout.

Nearly 1.6 million of Missouri’s 4 million registered voters cast ballots in the Democratic, Republican and Libertarian primaries Tuesday. That equates to a statewide voter turnout of about 39 percent.

The previous high for a presidential primary was 36 percent, set in the 2008, when more than 1.4 million votes were cast. The 2008 primary also was the last time there were competitive races in both the Republican and Democratic parties.