PHOTOS: At the Polls on Election Day in Evanston

Candidates and their die-hard supporters braved rain in morning and bitter winds in the evening to catch voters on their way to the polls in Evanston.

But many reported seeing low voter turnout.

Election judge Diane Meyers, who was working at the polling location at the Noyes Cultural Arts Center, said the slow trickle of voters was typical for a year when only local offices are up for election.

"The presidential election, it was just popping," she said, "And that's to be expected."

Incumbent District 202 candidate Gretchen Livingston said she, too, had not seen a lot of people at the polls as she bounced around from one location to another during the day.

"People are cold, and there are not many of them," she said, standing outside a polling location at Haven Middle School.