PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS, Ark. — If you waited hours to vote on election night, you weren't alone.
Several polling sites in Pulaski County saw bigger than normal crowds, which caused them to run out of ballots.
"That was definitely crazy. I mean, we had a lot of voters turnout," said Pulaski County Election Commissioner Sydney Rasch said.
Rasch was referring to Tuesday night's long line of voters at the Lake Maumelle Volunteer Fire Department in Roland.
The location stayed open until 9:45 p.m. to get all the voters through.
"You're in line by 7:30. We're gonna let you vote no matter what time it is," Rasch said.
The polling site ran out of ballots earlier in the night, which led to longer wait times, but people still stuck around to make their voices heard.
Rasch said that it just showed that voters all around the county were interested in this election.
"There's a lot going on on the national stage and obviously here at home, and I think people really cared about it," she said.
Election Commission Area Coordinator Josh Price spent the night delivering more ballots to polling sites.
"I actually drove 135 miles yesterday, just traveling to different locations in West Little Rock," Price said.
This included the Lake Maumelle Volunteer Fire Department.
"They had over 600 voters last night, they normally have about half that.....I had to run out there about six o'clock and drop off 100 More ballots," he explained.
He said that there's not a clear answer as to why more voters participated in the west side of the county.
"I don't know if that means a lot of folks were coming out for a certain candidate over another, or maybe they were contested races in those districts," he said.
Overall, he said that he was surprised to see so many voters head to the polls.
"It was definitely very interesting. And a busy evening, I think we ended up getting done around 11 o'clock at night," Price said.
When it comes to planning for the next election, Rasch added that the Election Commission will consider giving more ballots to polling sites.
"We take the data that we get from this election and make sure that our briefings are better prepared for next time," Rasch said.
According to Pulaski County officials, 51% of registered voters voted in this election.