DeKALB | Voter turnout was lower than expected at the local elections Tuesday.

“We were anticipating a 20 percent voter turnout,” said DeKalb County Clerk John Acardo. “Now it looks to be 20 percent at best.”

The low voter turnout could be a result of the fact that there are no high ranking local official elections.

“Typically mayoral elections draw more attention,” Acardo said.

Sycamore Mayor Ken Mundy said he was disappointed with the low turnout.

“It’s not a good thing because with only one fifth of the people voting, you don’t get a true reflection of the will of the people,” Mundy said.

DeKalb Mayor Kris Povlsen was also disappointed but believes the low turnout could be a reflection of the people’s happiness with the current situation.

“If people don’t vote they must be satisfied with the status quo,” Povlsen said. “When things are OK people tend to not get involved.”

Acardo said there were not been any problems at the polling places.

“Nothing out of the ordinary has happened,” Acardo said.

Acardo said the high times for voter turnout were in the morning before 8 a.m. and after 5 p.m. Polls opened at 6 a.m. and closed at 7 p.m. Tuesday.

“There is generally an influx of voters, a little spike of traffic, before and after work hours,” Acardo said.