Photo by JEFFREY HASTINGS The Merrimack High School polling place began drawing large numbers of voters from the start Tuesday morning, creating lines that at one point snaked around the side of the building.

MERRIMACK – Roughly 500-600 voters turned out early Tuesday at the Merrimack High School polls, creating lines that at one point wrapped around the building.

Some voters said they were in line outside for about 25 minutes before they reached the doors, then once inside, encountered an estimated 15-minute wait to cast their ballots.

People waited in line peacefully, and campaign volunteers quietly held signs for their candidates near the school entrance.

Things appeared much smoother than in the 2016 election, when vehicular traffic backed up miles from the school, in part due to changes in polling locations.

Traffic this year flowed constantly into and out of the high school parking lots.

Photo by JEFFREY HASTINGS A long line of voters formed early Tuesday morning at the Merrimack High School polls. Such lines at most Greater Nashua polls shortened as the day wore on, but the turnout continued steady and fairly heavy.

–JEFFREY HASTINGS

Photo by JEFFREY HASTINGS Campaign signs for various candidates seeking local and state offices greeted the large numbers of Merrimack voters who turned out Tuesday morning to the polls at Merrimack High School.