It’s been a slow day at the polls in Hillsborough. As voting wraps up, so too does the blog. Thanks for staying with us all day. Feel free to post any late breaking comments on how the last hour or two of voting goes, and stay tuned to TBO.com throughout the night for primary election results.

There was a flutter of excitement late this afternoon when a rumor surfaced about a polling place that had potentially been closed all day.

That rumor was quickly quelled by Eddie Mora of the Cuban Civic Club, otherwise known as Precinct 431. The polling place, located on Memorial Highway, was open all day.

If you’ve experienced any voting problems, remember to comment and let us know.

3:50 p.m.

In case you were wondering where to catch the largest assortment of campaign signs, we suggest St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church and Day School on Swann Avenue in south Tampa.

Apparently, the longer the place’s name, the more political signs it gets.

If you’re a sign coinosseur, this is the place to be. Speaking of signs, anyone have any thoughts on their favorite sign or slogan of the campaign season?

Julie Monroe, 27, campaigns
for Al Fox outside of St. John
the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church.
Crystal L. Lauderdale/Tampa Tribune

3:45 p.m.

The two campaign workers holding signs for Al Fox in south Tampa have no connection to Bay area, other than their support of the congressional candidate. Julie Monroe, 27, is from Washington, D.C., and Daniel Perez, 23, is from San Diego.

Fox’s position on Cuba - he favors opening U.S. relations with the communist country - has gained him a national following, Perez says. Many of those supporters have come to Tampa for the primary.

Monroe felt so strongly about the issue of U.S.- Cuba relations that she decided to use her vacation time from work to come to Tampa.

“The policy is outdated,” she says. “It’s only working for special interest groups.”

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