article_snippet.sent: There's widespread feeling, especially in the African-American community, that if the turnout is low, then all the protests, the investigations, the calls for change will have been in vain.
article_snippet.sent: St. Louis elections officials said St. Louis elections officials had no indication that turnout in Tuesday's election would be any different than other years.
article_snippet.sent: That's not a good thing," McClellan said as McClellan stood in the drizzle at a polling station, hoping to persuade voters who were still undecided.
article_snippet.sent: The polls close here at 7 p.m. Results are not expected until a few hours later.
article_snippet.sent: At a church where voters from all three wards were casting ballots, Heidemann predicted a 40-50% turnout.
article_snippet.sent: Past elections have not seen the kind of canvassing activity that took place in the last few weeks.
article_snippet.sent: But about 5, just when many voters were leaving work, the sun shone brilliantly.