It was a quiet election day in Woodbridge. Only about 2000 voters turned out. Ed Sheehy, the First Selectman, easily won re-election 1341 to 665.

I wasn’t as involved this time around as I’ve been other years. I had too much to do at work. I got to the polls about seven in the morning. Turnout was light, and I was the 105th voter. I said hello to a lot of old political friends and then, instead of sticking around to help with the Get Out The Vote effort, I headed off to work. I didn’t really think much about the election until I returned home in the evening.

I stopped by the polls about fifteen minutes before they closed. A larger crowd was there. Friends from both parties. More chatting, and then heading in to hear the results.

A lot of people were disappointed at the low voter turnout. I overheard Republicans talking about calling lots of people to try and get the vote out. They talked about having gone door to door in an effort to get the vote out.

Was everyone too distracted by the news about Osama bin Laden? Had the gray day kept everyone away from the polls? Was it simply that there were no compelling issues and everyone was happy with the status quo?

While it was disappointing that more people did show their civic duty, it was great that those who did, on both sides were civil and very involved.