Candidates vying for the District 8 alder position hope to gain student support to continue past Tuesday's primary.
Bryon Eagon, Mark Woulf, Katrina Flores and Jacob Schmidt are all in the running to replace current District 8 Ald. Eli Judge.
Flores, 30, is a graduate student at UW-Madison hoping for a strong student turnout.
The biggest thing I'm trying to accomplish is trying to get students to see themselves as part of the Madison community and not just the UW campus community,"" Flores said. ""I want to try to break the campus bubble and get students out to vote in order to ensure their concerns are being addressed.""
Schmidt, 20, a UW-Madison junior, believes this election is important in order for students to have a say in who will ultimately have a major effect on their lives.
""A city council member does a lot of things that will directly affect their day-to-day lives, and students need to make sure they are voting for the person they feel has their best interests in mind,"" Schmidt said.
Bryon Eagon, 20, a UW-Madison junior, is putting student issues at the top of his agenda.
""I am passionate about representing student issues and feel like I can turn these ideas into actions,"" Eagon said.
Woulf, 20, also a UW-Madison junior, has recently criticized police priorities and believes bar raids have become too common.
""I want students to know that when they go to the polls they should be looking at the issues most pertinent to them and vote based on that,"" Woulf said.
Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sellery, Witte and Lucky residents' voting location is Gordon Commons. Chadbourne, Barnard, Elizabeth Waters, Tripp and Adams residents can vote at Memorial Union.
