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Leland and Belville Voters Brave Rain to pick Town and H2GO Board Leaders

WHQR | By Rachel Lewis Hilburn

Published November 3, 2015 at 4:08 PM EST

A voter stops to visit with campaign representatives at Belville Elementary School in Brunswick County on Election Day 2015.

A steady rain fell throughout the day in Brunswick County as a thin but constant stream of voters trickled through Belville Elementary School -- picking leaders for Belville, Leland, and the Board of the local water authority, H2GO.

Turnout is famously low when it’s only a municipal race on the ballot. The Leland and Belville voters who braved the weather today generally didn’t have a lot to say about why they came out – but what they did say was pointed:

Here’s Leland resident Bonnie Laserna:

"It’s at the grassroots level that you get stuff done, and people are generally less involved in the grassroots where it’s going to affect them most."

Sam Brown:

"Individually, the local elections are probably more important for your day-to-day life."

Donna Price:

"It’s local politics. We live here."

Mary Anne Fagerquist:

"This is where I live. "

Polls are open until 7:30 tonight.

TAG: Join us tonight for live election results starting at 8:00 -- here on HQR News 91 3 FM.