People came in droves to vote at polling booths in Mathoura and Moama.
Nationals candidate Peta Betts was spotted speaking with voters outside the Mathoura Visitor and Business Centre on Morris St early on Saturday morning.
Later in the day she made her way to her home town Deniliquin where she cast her vote.
“I’m doing the rounds today,” Cr Betts said.
“I’m also going to be heading to Edward Public School to make a speech for their 50th anniversary. It was something I committed to a long time ago.
As to whether she thinks it will be a close call, Cr Betts said it was too difficult to predict.
“We’ve had quite a few here this morning and it’s a beautiful day,” she said.
“I’m pretty excited.
“I really hate this saying but whatever will be, will be.”
She is still on the fence about committing to the dual roles of Edward River Council mayor and Member for Murray.
“First we need to win the seat and then I will make a decision based on what’s best for the community,” Cr Betts said.
Nationals volunteer Anthony Roelink was offering how-to-vote cards to passing voters.
He said he had handed out a significant number of cards to passersby.
“Looking at the way they were shuffling the cards looked pretty positive,” Mr Roelink said.
“The Nationals in Victoria have won their independent seats back and we just hope it’s the same result in NSW.”
Volunteers Bob Vasiljevic and Anthony Gray said they had been warmly accepted by voters in Mathoura.
They said 90 per cent of people accepted cards for Independent candidate David Landini.
“A vote for David Landini is a vote for the economy, a vote for water, a vote for forestry, a vote for agriculture, a vote for a new state and a vote for our rights,” Mr Vasiljevic said.
Further down the Cobb Hwy, in Moama, volunteer Cheryl Ham was decked out in pink, in support of incumbent Member for Murray Helen Dalton.
“Helen is there for everyone,” Ms Ham said.
“Helen’s flyer succinctly explains exactly what she is fighting for and all that she has already achieved.
“She has been so positive in this community, particularly with water issues. We are the producers of food for this country and if the farmers cannot get water then we cannot produce the food.”
Just a few metres away was Gerard Flynn, handing out how-to-vote cards for Labor candidate Max Buljubasic.
Mr Flynn has been volunteering at elections for more then 47 years.
The electorate is not a Labor electorate, but Mr Flynn said it seemed like the tide was slowly beginning to turn as voters begin to look elsewhere than just the Nationals.
“About 80 per cent of people have accepted a card for Labor today,” Mr Flynn said.
There were no democracy sausage sizzles in sight at either polling booth on Saturday morning and most voters seemed to come back out just as fast as they came in.
Volunteers for Independent candidate Helen Dalton, Independent David Landini and Nationals candidate Peta Betts were on site bright and early to greet voters in Mathoura.
On the ground at Moama Public School were volunteers for Ms Betts, Ms Dalton, Mr Buljubasic, Mr Landini and candidate for the legislative council Riccardo Bosi from the Australia One Group.
Majority of voters seemed to grab voting cards from each volunteer, with little to no hostility.