U City

Turnout is, unsurprisingly, high this election, and University City is no exception. The polling place at the Parkview Tower Apartments, a retirement community on Westgate, just off the Delmar loop, serves four precincts and at noon the line was nearly out the door. One worker at the apartments said the line had run out the door earlier. One woman said it took just over an hour and fifteen minutes to vote.

Another voter, about half-way through the line, said they had been there 45 minutes. A short time later, the lines had shrunk and wait-times were averaging around an hour.

Rep. Maria Chapelle-Nadal said the longer lines were at least in part due to a precinct being added to the polling place. Chapell-Nadal said ehat precinct, which served The Heights area just West of City Hall, historically has a high turnout rate, near 90%.