Voters in Eureka and Wildwood Await Results

Although voter traffic was called "light" in most polling places in Wildwood, voters were "steady" in Eureka booths, according to election worker Bob Conradi, of Eureka.

Eureka mayoral candidate Lee Kropp said he was approached by three teenagers voting for the first time. "They asked me what my views were, and I think that's great," he said.

Kropp said the top three items on the minds of the teenagers were:

• Identifying more activities for young adults and kids to do in Eureka
• How Six Flags could help stimulate growth locally
• How soon Eureka could go "more green" (lessen the municipality's environmental footprint)

Flexibility was on the mind of another voter, however. "Eureka is a good place to raise a family but it's too hard for Eurekans to work with," said A. J. Wrob, a local resident who wants city representatives to more readily assist business owners with the guidelines and paperwork needed to progress.

Patch associate editor Sheri Gassaway is at the county election headquarters.  She indicates Joe Donahue, Democratic director of elections for St. Louis County, said the county's website is getting slammed and they can't get the results up. "I don't think it actually has to do with the election, but that's the problem," he said.

Donahue said they have notified the county technical team, who is working on it. He said they expect to have election results within the hour posted online.

Editor's Note:  Most local polling places workers said getting more than 180 voters today was a decent turnout, comparatively speaking. I was No. 120 at my polling spot at approximately 3 p.m.