The number of voters who turned out in one part of Coaldale Tuesday was in line with previous primary elections.

“It’s actually been very slow,” said Jo-Ann Petosa, judge of elections for Coaldale’s West precinct. “It always is for primary elections, but for the general election I expect much more.”

By midafternoon, she said 84 voters had cast ballots at the Coaldale Complex, where poll workers created a patriotic sign that said, “Welcome. Vote Here.”

The gradual pace was seen across the county, according to Albert L. Gricoski, director of the Schuylkill County Election Bureau.

“I heard it has been slow in many places,” he said. But with 125 precincts, he assumed some were seeing heavy traffic.

Gricoski also noted that the election was mostly problem-free.

“Nothing overly remarkable or newsworthy has happened. We’ve had little hiccups here and there but nothing newsworthy,” he said.

Throughout the day Tuesday, groups of people gathered outside Tamaqua’s East End Fire Company, where the borough’s second and third precincts voted. The polling site appeared crowded at times, possibly because it was hosting voters from two precincts.

Joe Salla, judge of elections for Tamaqua’s third precinct, however, said voter turnout was in line with typical primary elections.

By lunchtime Tuesday, he had tallied 100 voters.

Also in Tamaqua, Kathy Serrano, judge of elections for the second precinct, said it hadn’t been overwhelmingly busy. She believed many of them who came out were interested in the election for Tamaqua Area School Board.

Tamaqua’s remaining polling sites at the South Ward Fire Company and Trinity United Church of Christ were also seeing the average amount of primary election voters.

“It has its moments,” said Dave Clemson, judge of elections at the first precinct.

Sheilann Weicker, another poll worker there, said it was steadiest between 7 and 8 a.m. and around lunchtime.

She expected it to pick up again around 5 p.m.

That’s exactly what happened at Rush Township’s Elixir and West precincts at the Hometown Volunteer Fire Co. No. 1.