Political campaigns are filled with highs and lows; emotions run high throughout most races and tension is usually quite palpable, particularly as Election Day comes — and goes.

Amazing as it may seem for some of the candidates and their supporters who were battling it out over the last several months, the sun came up today — even for those candidates who came up short.

Hopefully we’re all adult enough to allow us to quickly move past this period of time and manage to bury at least a few political hatchets overnight.

Tuesday’s primary elections pitted many opposing candidates against one another in emotional ways, particularly as a few of the races became contentious.

Much campaign rhetoric is thrown about during such political races, and with a run-off election ahead and a general election in November, the public isn’t out of the political woods yet.

Rumors, accusations and just plain old fibs often become water-cooler fodder during election season, but now, as candidates have been pared down in many races, it’s time to heal.

We beg candidates who are no longer running to make an extra effort to collect all of their political signs and do the community a favor by cleaning up.

If your candidate didn’t win, don’t become so discouraged that apathy takes hold. Votes matter, and our system works best when more are involved.

If your candidate didn’t win, don’t get discouraged, become more involved next election.