Voters took to the polls on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 6. Of the 106,882 registered voters in Beaufort County, 73,676 cast ballots, making voter turnout 69%, according to the Beaufort County Board of Elections and Registration. In local races, Mike McFee and George O’Kelley were re-elected to Beaufort City Council, while Michael Rivers, James Beckert and Geri Kinton won seats on the Beaufort County Board of Education.

[caption id="attachment_8713" align="alignleft" width="300"]<a href="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Election-Day-2.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-8713" title="Election Day, 2" src="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Election-Day-2-300x208.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="208" /></a> Poll worker Iesha Singleton, right, watches as voters cast their ballots Tuesday at Community Bible Church. Photo by Bob Sofaly.[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_8714" align="alignright" width="300"]<a href="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Election-Day-3.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-8714" title="Election Day, 3" src="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Election-Day-3-300x211.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="211" /></a> Margaret Trimmer casts her vote at Mossy Oaks 1, while her four-year-old grandson Riley Tallant, keeps watch Tuesday at Beaufort Middle School. Poll workers said voting was busy all day.[/caption]