It's a Steady Stream of Voters in District 2

While it was a slow moving election early on in some parts of the city, that wasn’t the case in District 2 where two-term incumbent Council member was facing challenger .

Late afternoon at the Kenhill Center, Chief Election Judge Karen Clabby said about 700 people had voted. She estimated that about 1,000 people in District 2 would vote by 8 p.m. tonight, which she said would be a turnout of about 50 percent of the district’s eligible voters.

“It’s been a very diverse group of people voting,” she said. “Seniors and soccer moms during the day, and now that’s its getting later, we are seeing folks coming in to vote straight from work.”

Both Polangin, 62, and Mellits, 47, have lived in Bowie most of their lives, and both have strong supporters.

“I think it’s going to be a very, very close election between those two,” said Delores Gentry. “I think that Pete would make a good councilman, but I voted for Diane. I had to go with her experience.”

“I voted today because if you don’t vote, you can’t complain,” said Steve Craig. “I chose Pete because of his incredible dedication and service to the community.”

The polls at the Kenhill Center and other parts of the city will remain open until 8 p.m. Check back in with Bowie Patch this evening for results and live streaming video from the , where the candidates will be awaiting the results.