A steady, if occasional, stream of voters turned out to vote at polling places around Ward One and Ward Two this morning, beginning when polls opened at 7:00 AM. Most were parents taking their children to school or commuters working a break into the morning’s brisk commute.

Although there was talk of current Mayor Adrian Fenty’s write-in campaign most of the poll volunteers were for down-ballot candidates at the council and school-board level as these races were unusually competitive. A Washington Examiner local columnist, and even the Washington Post endorsed some challengers in today’s election. Even a close election would send a message to DC’s establishment that seats aren’t as safe as they once were, with all the battles fought in the primaries. Workers were out as well for a few of the contested Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) seats. While both volunteers and voters were friendly, most were hurried to get out of the chilly air.