Update, 8:05 p.m.: The final voter, Jennifer Buchanan, has turned in her ballot at Oakland. All Montgomery County votes are now in.
Update, 7:50 p.m.: Only six voters were turned away at Oakland. The arrived to get in line right as the polls closed at 7 p.m.
Update, 7:35 p.m.: About 50 voters are still in line at Oakland.
The final person in line was Jennifer Buchanan, 42, a nurse in Nashville. She said it “feels great” to be the last person voting in such a long line. “I get to use my right to vote.”
Update, 7:25 p.m.: Most voters are now inside at Oakland Elementary, and about 100 people are still in line.
Update, 7 p.m.: Polls closed at 7 p.m., but at some polling locations, voters were still in line. Those precincts will remain open until everyone in line at 7 p.m. has voted. No results will be released until those voters have finished.
About 200 people were still in line at Oakland Elementary School, and it will take some time for them to get their votes in.
There was also still a line at the Outlaw Field Airport precinct, according to the Election Commission.
Update, 4:50 p.m.: The line at Oakland Elementary was still running long, even without much social distancing.
One voter coming out said he’d waited for 2 hours and 45 minutes.
The line goes from the school about 500 feet to the intersection of Cherry Blossom Lane and Daphne Drive.
Update, 2 p.m.: Some voters at the Oakland Elementary precinct reported waiting up to three hours to vote today.
“Yes, the line is long,” Elections Administrator Elizabeth Black told Clarksville Now. She said the line at Oakland is moving, and she hasn’t received any complaints about it as of yet.
“Parking is an issue out there, so we do have a sheriff’s deputy trying to help folks get situated,” she said. “We are doing our very best and appreciate the patience from the voters of Montgomery County.”
While Oakland had long wait times, voting was moving quickly at many other precincts. Voters reported coming back from lunchtime voting and getting in and out in as little as 10 minutes at sites such as Grace Nazarene Church on Trenton Road.
Update, 1 p.m.: The line of voters outside Cumberland Heights Elementary School, at 2093 Ussery Road stretched to the end of the building as the doors opened at 7 a.m.
After the first hour, 125 people had cast their ballots.
After she voted, Lisa Baggett said this about her feelings toward voting: “I feel it’s one of the things we’re given in life. We are given the sunshine, and we’re given the right to vote. It’s our right and duty as Americans to use that right.”
Update, 9:45 a.m.: An hourlong wait was reported at Montgomery Central Middle School.
Several precincts had much shorter lines, with voters in and out in 15 minutes or less.
Update, 9 a.m.: Polls opened to hour-long lines at both East Montgomery Elementary School and at Oakland Elementary.
Precinct workers at EMES said it had been like that since about 6:30 a.m.
But there was no line at all at some locations, such as Emmanuel Family Life Center.
Update, 8:35 a.m.: In some locations, voters were waiting for over an hour. A huge turnout was reported at Oakland Elementary, where voters reported waiting for over an hour.
This article will be updated throughout the day.
Previously:
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – Polls opened at 7 a.m. today in Montgomery County for the presidential election, with several other national, state and local races on the ballot.
Voters were met with long lines at some Montgomery County precincts, but the lines moved quickly.
To vote, go to the precinct address listed on the back of your Voter Registration Card.
Polls close at 7 p.m.
You can download a preview of the full ballot here.
To learn more about the candidates and where they stand on the issues, check out our Voters Guide.
For live local election results, come back to ClarksvilleNow.com tonight after polls close at 7 p.m.
Lee Erwin and Keely Quinlan contributed to this report.
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