On Monday, Oct. 10, 27,601 people registered to vote in Washington via online registration. That broke the record for registration, set only one day earlier when 23,167 people registered online.

The number of registered voters in Washington is now 4,207,379. This is the first time there have been more than 4.2 million voters in Washington.

“We are ecstatic to see more than 50,000 new registration in the past 48 hours,” said Secretary of State Kim Wyman on Tuesday. “These are great days for citizen engagement, and we welcome every single new voter.”

The rush in new registrations was prompted by the Monday deadline for online and mail-in applications, and by heavy interest in the presidential race, the St. Louis debate and 24/7 news coverage, Wyman said.

“There are plenty of other draws for voting this year, too,” she added. “All nine statewides, a Senate seat and all 10 U.S. house seats, judicial races, control of the Legislature, and a raft of state and local races and propositions (are on the ballot). It’s a feast for voters.”

Voters will be receiving their voter’s pamphlet in the mail this week; ballots will be mailed by the counties beginning Wednesday, Oct. 19.

The deadline to register in person is Oct. 31.

Visit www.kitsapgov.com/aud/elections/voterreg.htm to learn more about voter registration in Kitsap County.

— Edited by Michelle Beahm