Three hours after arriving at the Comanche County Courthouse, I finally return to work. After a mad rush of precincts returning to turn in their votes, thing quickly tapered off to a slow crawl of the occasional precinct coming in late. Midway through the evening, the major races had already been decided. Ken Stradley was still sheriff, Don Barrington retained his seat and T.W. Shannon won his race. Most were mere formalities.
Still, the one wildcard that remains is Elgin. Even at 10:45 p.m., the town of Elgin still hasn't turned in their votes yet. At 7 p.m., there were people still lined up around the voting area and stayed there through the night to cast their ballot.
At the end of the day, more than 80 percent of eligible voters in Comanche County had gone out to the polls between Friday and today to cast their votes. This is a turnout that has never been seen before, with ONE precinct turning in more than 1,800 votes in a population of 3,600 people.
The country has entered a turbulent time. It appears, perhaps for the first time, America decided to voice its opinion at the polls instead of around card tables over a beer and cigarette or while standing in line at Wal-Mart. Could this be the beginning of something special?
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