Voters trickled into polling places throughout Miami-Dade County— a notable difference from March’s special election, when voters turned out en masse to recall Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez and County Commissioner Natacha Seijas.

On Tuesday, the Snapper Creek Townhouse Recreation Center, 11200 SW 71 St. in Kendall, was unusually quiet for an Election Day, as was Pinecrest Gardens.

Turnout was also low at St. Augustine Catholic Church, 1400 Miller Rd. in Coral Gables.

Bruno Lopes, 29, said he was disappointed.

“I thought the recall was unnecessary, but now that [Election Day] is here, it’s voters’ duty to get out here and vote,” Lopes said.

Nathan Kurland, a Coconut Grove real estate agent who was handing out campaign literature for Miami-Dade County Commission candidate Xavier Suarez at the Miami Science Museum, said he, too, was surprised by the small numbers.

“This may go down in history for Dade County as the lightest turnout,” Kurland said.

Voters Tuesday will elect a new county mayor and two county commissioners, and weigh in on a half-dozen charter reform proposals.

Eleven candidates are vying to replace Alvarez. The field includes rapper-turned-politician Luther “Luke” Campbell, former county commissioner Carlos Gimenez, former state Rep. Marcelo Llorente and Hialeah Mayor Julio Robaina.

The others: Wilbur Bell, Roosevelt Bradley, Jose “Pepe” Cancio, Farid Khavari, Jeffrey Lampert, Eddie Lewis and Gabrielle Redfern.

To win Tuesday, a single candidate must capture more than 50 percent of the vote. Should nobody hit that mark, the top two will head to a June 28 runoff.

Those casting their votes at Hialeah Miami-Lakes Senior High, 7977 West 12th Ave. in Hialeah, had different opinions on who should be the next mayor.

“Gimenez has the experience and the ideas that this county needs,” said Leonardo Mainera, a 59-year-old refrigerator technician. “In the past, the elected officials have lacked the accountability over the county expenses and they’ve had absurd payrolls.”

Nury Gomez, an accountant and 20-year Hialeah resident, made a different choice.

“My pick for mayor was Julio Robaina because he was great in Hialeah and I admire him and what he has done for my community,” she said.

Robaina and his wife, dressed in patriotic red and blue, voted Tuesday morning at Hialeah Fire Station #5, where they voted in the recall election.

Robaina said if elected as county mayor he would work to gain the trust of county residents.

“We are prepared, we are ready to bring the reforms and leadership that this county deserves and the future of this county will be much more brilliant under our administration,” Robaina said, continuing his campaign pitch. “My vision for the county is to be the chief marketing officer, to create opportunities, to bring new industries to our community so we can put people back to work.”

Only about 40 people had voted at the fire station by mid-morning.

Robaina said his campaign hoped for a large voter turnout and would keep on asking people to vote.

As he and his wife left the polling location, a few firefighters and Gimenez supporters heckled him, asking why the Hialeah has closed parks, pools and police substations.

Gimenez planned to spend part of the afternoon at Versailles Restaurant in Little Havana.

In addition to choosing the next county mayor, some Miami-Dade residents will also vote for new county commissioners.

Voters in Hialeah and Miami Lakes will select a replacement for Seijas. The candidates for the District 13 seat are former state rep. Esteban Bovo, business consultant Carlos Amaro, local activist Alan Rigerman and Tania Castellanos.

The District 7 seat is also vacant. Gimenez gave up the position to run for mayor.

The two candidates should be familiar to South Florida voters. Suarez is a former City of Miami mayor. Julio Robaina (not related to the former Hialeah mayor) is a former state representative.

The winner of that race will represent Key Biscayne and portions of Brickell, Coral Gables, Coconut Grove, South Miami, Pinecrest and Kendall.

Among the six proposed changes to the county charter is one proposal that would establish 12-year term limits for commissioners, curb outside employment and increase their salaries from the current $6,000 to more than $90,000.

Another proposal would ban county politicians lobbying the government for two years after leaving office.

The polls close at 7 p.m.

To find your polling place, visit http://www.miamidade.gov/elections.