Pathetic could be the word. Secretary of the State Denise Merrill today released voter turnout figures from the primaries. A total of 113,538 registered Republicans cast ballots out of a total of 409,723 active registered Republicans in the state, for a turnout percentage of 27.7% statewide. The 138,004 registered Democrats voted out of 717,241 active registered Democrats in the state, for a turnout percentage of 19.2% statewide.