Voter turnout was strong in Tuesday’s primary elections, with about 34 percent of the state’s registered voters turning up at the polls, many of them showing up to cast a vote on a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage in the state.

Voter turnout was strong in Tuesday’s primary elections, with about 34 percent of the state’s registered voters turning up at the polls, many of them showing up to cast a vote on a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage in the state.