The incumbent Premier planned out an entire day travelling across the district, spending the morning in Heywood, Yambuk and Portland before voting at Port Fairy alongside his neighbours and supporters.  

Arriving with his wife Peggy at 11.30am, Dr Napthine was warmly greeted by the queue of voters, shaking hands and sharing laughs as the media scrum hovered nearby.

"I really feel comfortable and at home in the South West Coast," he said.

"The people are very supportive, very encouraging. I think they're very proud of the fact a local member they've supported over 20 years from country Victoria is the premier of the state.

"We haven't had a country premier since Sir Henry Bolte and many people would have said we wouldn't have a country premier ever again because of the demands of being a country member and trying to represent the whole state."

From Port Fairy, Dr Napthine drove to Warrnambool where he spent the remainder of the afternoon visiting polling booths and meeting with constituents before flying to Melbourne to see how voters would judge his government. 

At the Temperance Hall voting station, the Premier offered his bag of lollies to volunteers and candidates handing out 'how to vote' cards for their respective parties.

A jovial Napthine wouldn't predict a win for the Coalition, instead saying he believed in the democratic process and hoped voters would make the right decision.

"I haven't got any speech written for tonight but we'll see what the electors do and we'll respond accordingly. 

"I respect the will of the people. 

"I've been involved in politics all my life so I know how the democratic process works. 

"I want Victoria to be number one state in the best country in the world."

While the Opposition last week criticised Dr Napthine's spending in the south-west, he said it was crucial for a state government to respect the needs of country Victoria across the entire state.

"I want to make sure we look after every corner of Victoria, not just Melbourne but regional rural Victoria.

"One of the most disappointing things in this campaign is I've made significant promises for south-west Victoria and Labor have done almost nothing for south-west Victoria.

"Whoever is in government should look after all parts of the state."