'Shameful' Amount of Voters At the Beverly Polls

As of 1 p.m., only about 1,360 Beverly residents have voted in today's state primary election. 

Beverly Patch checked out each of the polling locations in the city between 11:45 a.m. and 1 p.m., and the words used to describe the day by various polling volunteers included 'very slow,' 'crawling,' and 'shameful.' 

Here's a look at the numbers by ward and precinct. As of 1 p.m., Ward 5 Precinct 1 had the most voters, at 155, while Ward 3 Precinct 2 had the lowest, at 76 voters. 

Ward 1

• Precinct 1: 94
• Precinct 2: 110

Ward 2

• Precinct 1: 84
• Precinct 2: 108

Ward 3

• Precinct 1: 76
• Precinct 2: 125

Ward 4

• Precinct 1: 97
• Precinct 2: 146

Ward 5

• Precinct 1: 155
• Precinct 2: 133

Ward 6

• Precinct 1: 109
• Precinct 2: 123

In terms of campaigners, the lone sign-holder in Beverly was Tastebuds owner Jan Pellegrini, who was supporting Eileen Duff for Governor's Council. 

Have you voted yet today? Let us know in the comments.