Ward Stakem said the “whole process needs to be looked at” after voting Tuesday afternoon at Herman Fire Hall. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle/11/8/22

It was sunny day Tuesday for Election Day, but voters at two Butler County poll locations say dark clouds are gathering for the nation.

“The reason is our country,” said Carol Collins of Concord Township when asked why she was voting at Concord Presbyterian Church.

“Everything is falling apart,” Collins said. “The gas pipeline, they shut it down, the economy, the gas prices. You can’t turn on the TV and see anything but bad news.”

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