Poll workers at the Larry Johnson Community Center in Sparks have seen a steady stream of voters all day after a "crazy" morning, and with just a few minutes before the 5 p.m. whistle blows more cars are starting to pull in for the rush in the final two hours before voting closes.

Angie Cox, an ER technician who voted at Larry Johnson late Tuesday afternoon, said she voted for John McCain "for sure" and that she voted Republican for county and state offices.

“I’m scared Obama is going to get in. Nevada has been a Republican state for so long that I want to see it stay that way," Cox said.

Gary Willis, a deli manager, said he voted for Barack Obama and for the most part followed party lines in his voting.

"I think every vote is important," Willis said about why he came out to vote.

At Reed High School, voting machines were still available at 5:50 p.m. but the parking lot was beginning to fill up with after-work voters. Polling manager Lisa McNeill said she had about 750 voters throughout the day, which is fewer than she expected — a fact she attributes to early voting. She said she isn't sure what to expect for the last hour of voting.

“I don’t know what to expect because I expected it to be busier than this,” McNeill said.

Sixty-year Nevadan Annabelle Landos didn't want to say who her choice was for president when she voted at Reed High late Tuesday, but she said she did try to split her voting for various state and county offices between Democrats and Republicans. A Sparks resident for the past 14 years, Landos said she spent several hours studying the issues on her sample ballot and that she views this election as important because there is a black candidate for president.

“If you don’t vote, you don’t have a right to say anything," she added about the importance of voting.

At 6:30 p.m., the polls at Mendive Middle School did not have a line, but polling manager Marilyn Kramer said that all 13 of the machines there have been occupied consistently throughout the day. Mendive has seen between 500 and 700 voters, she said.

Sharlene Ordaho, a nurse, voted late Tuesday at Mendive. Ordaho said she is a registered Democrat who voted for John McCain and other Republicans. She said she chose McCain because of the war in Iraq.

"I believe Obama will cause some damage to what's been done," she said, adding that she felt the Democratic candidate would end the war too soon.