How Long Was Your Wait at the Polls? Tell Us
We've got social media scenes from around the region for voting in the Nov. 6, 2012, election around the region. Plus, tell us in the comments how long it took you to vote.
We're posting updates from people around the area showing pictures, anecdotes, tweets, vignettes and updates about the election scenes in the St. Louis area. If you're checking this on a mobile device, click here for our Storify updates.
Let us know in the comments below how your experience was. How long did it take you to vote?
Denise Bertacchi
7:32 am on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Took about an hour to vote in Fenton. We got there a little after 6am and I was #150.
Kurt Greenbaum
8:57 am on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Where did you vote in Fenton, Denise?
DB
8:25 am on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Took around 45 minutes or so to vote at Maplewood City Hall this morning - I was #95.
Kurt Greenbaum
8:56 am on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Thanks both of you for your comments! Any others? Who else had a long wait?
Courtney Rodriguez
10:05 am on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
I got in line at my poll at 5:52 a.m. (23rd in line) and was pulling out of the parking lot at 6:22. Not too shabby! The line was growing steadily as I waited and was leaving but when I drove by about an hour or so later the line wasn't even out the door. Get up, get out and VOTE people!
Rich Harder
9:21 am on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Only about 25-30 minutes at the Pointe this morning. I think they are going to be sorry they didn't move it to the Gym though, since the line was snaking through the lobby
Caffeinated
9:26 am on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Twenty minutes or so at 9:00am at Gambrill in Ellisville. Very well-run, no line to speak of really.
SGB
10:14 am on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
30-40 minutes this morning (starting 7:35am) at Woodson Terrace Community Center.
Heather C-E
11:04 am on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
We arrived at Rose Acres Elementary (Maryland Heights) about 6:15am and were out within an hour. I was expecting to be much longer.
sharon m. litzinger
11:13 am on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
In St Charles City at 7:40am, I went right in registered, voted, I was #87 and was out in my car driving to work at 7:55am.
Joel Kabak
11:26 am on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
McCurdy Elementary in Florissant. In and out in about 20 minutes at 8:00 this morning. NOT what I had expected!
Elaine King
11:42 am on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Just voted--in and out in 15 minutes in Hazelwood.
Kurt Greenbaum
11:54 am on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Took about 33 minutes at Chesterfield Community Church just before 11 a.m. Thanks, everyone, for adding your experience to this list. Keep'em coming!
Dan Barger
12:04 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
In and out quick (five minutes) at 8 .m. at Ridgewood School in Arnold, although there were long lines when the polls opened at 6 a.m. according to a poll worker
Sheri Gassaway
12:07 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
No lines outside at Mesnier Elementary in Affton around 9:30 a.m., but a good half hour wait inside because there were only four touchscreen machines. Should have voted on paper.
Lou Malnassy
12:08 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
About 10 minutes in line at 10:30 in Kirkwood.
Charles Schmidt
12:16 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
This morning at 8:45, St. Charles 71st Precinct, one person ahead of me, out in :15
Brian Feldt
12:34 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Took me a solid half hour at a church in Lake Saint Louis. Had my last name began with a Q or a Z, it would have taken five minutes.
Joe Barker
12:54 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
I voted around 9 a.m. at Dubray Middle in St. Peters. There was no line for people with last names H-Z. A-G? Line about 8 deep. Took me about 5-6 minutes to get my ballot, another few to vote. It was a pretty easy experience.
Jordan Lanham
1:09 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
I voted at EMGE Elementary in O'Fallon around 11 a.m. There was a short line to receive my ballot and overall it took me about 10 minutes.
Frank Johnson
1:20 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Only a few minutes for me at Riverbend Elementary this morning, but I was hearing waits of 30-40 minutes for voters at Chesterfield City Hall.
Lindsay Toler
1:29 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
I was in and out! I l voted at Mann in Tower Grove South.
Jim W
1:39 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Took us from 10:30 to noon to vote at North Middle in Kirkwood. Had 4 electronic machines and 3 failed while we were there and still were not operational when we left. Kind of chaos. If you are voting here get the paper ballot!
Doug Miner
1:54 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
6:30 to 7:30 the lines were long in Maplewood and Brentwood. I voted around 10 at Immaculate Conception in Maplewood, and had only about a 10 minute wait.
Debbie Nguyen
2:00 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Voted at Assumption Church in O'Fallon MO at 1:50pm, there was no wait.
Joel Hummel
2:12 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
I voted at Wilkinson/Roe School in Saint Louis, around 2pm. Had my ballot in less than a minute, and out in 10.
Dorothy Carter
2:13 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
There were about 25 people at Craig school in Creve Coeur at 10:30 am. However, my name was not in the book. Have voted here for 20 years, same name, same address. There were a few other people with the same problem. Had to fill out 3 forms, show my license several times to make sure I am who I am, vote at a table & then my vote had to go in a special envelope. I was then given a receipt with a PIN number & told to call election headquarters in 2 days to confirm I'm a registered voter. I asked if there was a computer glitch & was told "of course not".
Becca Christensen
4:44 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Wonder if some over-zealous election official decided you're dead or something and struck you from the rolls. Ridiculous that the Repubs keep crying about voter fraud which is virtually non-existent, and then real, legal voters are unable to cast their ballots.
Robert A. Williams
2:32 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
I got to the polls around 5:50am, and the line was wrapped around the building in Florissant. It took me a little more than an hour to get in and cast my ballot.
Mary Davidson
2:33 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
15 minutes at Unity Christ Church on Skinker about 9:00 am this morning. Easy!
Jason Wescoat
2:48 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Just beat the lunch rush at Trunity Church in Mehlville. Walked in with nobody in line at the check in, though there was a line for the voting machines (only 3...weird since there have been three or more for non-Presidential election years). Still, in and out in 20 minutes. By the time I left, the line was 30 people deep to check in, and growing by the minute.
Aaron Doerr
2:58 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
15 min in and out at Edgar Road Elementary. No lines at any stations but there was a line at electronic stations when I left.
Boot
3:20 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
I went to Faith Methodist on Droste in St. Charles and I strolled right in, voted, and skipped on out. I was expecting a crowd because I went on my lunch break, so I was pleasantly surprised to find that there was none.
Christine Stewart Mehigh
3:53 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Half hour at Good Shepherd Presby on Telegraph in Oakville. This was about 11:30 am. Not bad, although I had to take a paper ballot as the line for electronic was much longer.
Christie Norrick
4:20 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
It took me less than 10 minutes in Dogtown this morning at about 7am. The people who had last names A - L had to wait longer, though. I really appreciated how cheerful and organized the pollworkers were.
Karlie Baker
4:45 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Good to hear! A neighbor of mine said several people left a Dogtown precinct because there was an issue with the ballots.
Becca Christensen
4:45 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Arrived at Maplewood City Hall at 9:15 and didn't walk out until 10:15. No problems voting, though, just a long line.
Craig A Bandy
5:44 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
I walked right in this morning in St. Peters. No wait at all. At 7:15 AM, I was already about 500th person to vote.
setbb
7:48 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
It took about 20 minutes this morning. What got me was that one of the poll workers had an tshirt on with an anitisocialism commentary on the front of it--I thought that that was inappropriate
K
8:53 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
St. John's Church in Manchester.....Over an hour wait at 7 am couldn't wait
An hour wait at 4:30 pm
erin
10:12 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
First Christian in florissant, took about 20 mins at 10am. Only reason it took that long was there were only 3 touchscreens. Was about 20-25 people voting.