Election Day is here, bringing votes for Davidson mayor and Town Board and Charlotte Mecklenburg school board. Voting ends at 7:30 p.m., and unofficial results should be available within an hour or so after the polls close. Check back with DavidsonNews.net for full results tonight.

Still studying your options? Check out DavidsonNews.net’s 2009 Voters Guide for profiles of the eight town board candidates and three District 1 school board candidates.

In the District 1 school board race, Rhonda Lennon, Robin Bradford and Gail Summerskill are all running for a chance to replace Larry Gauvreau, who is stepping down.

In Davidson, Mayor John Woods is up for re-election, running unopposed. Three of the five current Town Board members are seeking new terms: Margo Williams, Laurie Venzon and Brian Jenest. Also seeking the five seats are challengers Drew Crawford, Nick Gibietis, Mickey Pettus, Connie Wessner and Tim Dreffer. See profiles of all the town and school board candidates in our 2009 Voters Guide.

KIDS VOTE THIS AFTERNOON

Kids in grades K-12 have a chance to experience this year’s local elections in Mecklenburg County through Kids Voting. More than 100 polling places in Charlotte and the six Mecklenburg Countuy towns will have Kids Voting polls open from 3 to 7:30 p.m.

Elementary school students may vote for mayor of Charlotte, Cornelius, Davidson, Huntersville, Matthews, Mint Hill or Pineville. Middle and high school students may vote for mayor of Charlotte or towns, plus school board and city or town council. While results of the student vote are not official, the votes are counted and reported. Results will be posted on the Kids Voting website (www.kidsvoting.org), sent to schools and reported to the media. Last year, 75,000 Mecklenburg students experienced Election 2008.

Some students are working at polling places for community service.