Republican congressional candidate Rob Merkle of Norwalk dropped by Wolfpit Elementary School on Starlight Drive to cast his vote on Tuesday.
"I think it's going to be a great turnout," Merkle said.
Merkle is running in Connecticut's 4th District, currently represented by Democrat Jim Himes.
The candidate pulled up with 10 other vehicles, all sporting magnets and bumper stickers with his name on them and packed with volunteers.
"Get involved. If you don't like what's happening, you need to get out and change it," Merkle said. "You can't just sit home and yell at the televisions. We have a civic duty to get involved."
Two of his volunteers, though, were escorted from the polling places in the gymnasium where it is against the law to wear political paraphernalia.
"Rules are rules," he said.
Merkle was accompanied by his wife, who is expecting, and two daughters.
"I got tired of watching politicians make bad decisons," Merkle said after voting. "I felt it was my obligation to get involved. I'm not doing this for a career. I'm term limited. I can't look at my family and say that I didn't do everything that I could to change the situation."
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