Voter turnout was light but steady Thursday morning at precincts in the Glenwood community downtown and in Harrison on Highway 58 while officials at the Brainerd BX said action had been slow early in the day.
“Turnout is low,” Brainerd precinct Officer of Elections Richard Hyatt said. “At 10 o’clock this morning, we had voted only 45 people.”
Hyatt said the stringent measures for COVID-19 didn’t seem to deter anyone.
“Everybody has come in with a mask,” he said. “We’ve had no problem whatsoever.”
Voters at the three precincts cast ballots in both the Democratic and Republican primaries but their pick of candidates was somewhat mixed.