{"id":1371752,"date":"2025-11-04T13:05:28","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T18:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/?p=1371752&preview=true&preview_id=1371752"},"modified":"2025-11-04T22:55:04","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T03:55:04","slug":"election-day-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/2025\/11\/04\/election-day-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos of the first general election since Trump\u2019s return"},"content":{"rendered":"

By The Associated Press<\/strong><\/p>\n

Democrats won high-profile races in Virginia, New Jersey and New York City Tuesday as millions of voters cast ballots in U.S. state and local elections.\u00a0Abigail Spanberger<\/a>\u00a0was elected Virginia governor,\u00a0Mikie Sherrill<\/a>\u00a0won the New Jersey gubernatorial contest and\u00a0Zohran Mamdani<\/a> triumphed in the New York City mayor’s race.<\/p>\n

This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.<\/p>\n

\"Wade
Wade Gustafson, a volunteer election judge, puts out the American flag and voting signs outside the polling place Unity Church on Election Day in St. Paul, Minn., on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. (Leila Navidi\/Star Tribune via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Terry
Terry O’Neill casts his ballot while voting at City Hall, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in Ellsworth, Maine. (AP Photo\/Robert F. Bukaty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Bob
Bob Walser votes while a shopper walks past at the Checkers grocery store in Lawrence, Kan., Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. (AP Photo\/Charlie Riedel)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Brickell neighborhood resident Maria Estacio wears an “I Voted” sticker as she leaves a polling place after voting, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo\/Rebecca Blackwell)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Voters
Voters walk inside a polling station on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo\/Jae C. Hong)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"New
New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani and his wife Rama Sawaf Duwaji vote on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo\/Olga Fedorova)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"New
New York mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo waves after voting in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. (AP Photo\/Richard Drew)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"A
A voter completes their ballot at a voting site, in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. (AP Photo\/Richard Drew)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"A
A person prepares to vote at a polling site, in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. (AP Photo\/Richard Drew)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Polling
Polling place supervisor Bridget Knighton installs a sign directing voters to a voting site at Miami City Hall, on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo\/Rebecca Blackwell)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"New
New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Mikie Sherrill, second from right, takes a picture with Frank Saint-Fort, right, after they both voted in Montclair, N.J., Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. (AP Photo\/Seth Wenig)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Workers
Workers sort through ballots at the L.A. County Ballot Processing Center on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in City of Industry, Calif. (AP Photo\/Ethan Swope)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"People
People vote on Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo\/Olga Fedorova)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Employees
Employees sort vote-by-mail ballots from municipal elections on Election Day at the Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections Office, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo\/Lynne Sladky)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"An
An election worker hands a voter his ballot at Alexandria City Hall, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in Alexandria, Va. (AP Photo\/Allison Robbert)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"A
A voter checks in at a polling station on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in Del Mar, Calif. (AP Photo\/Gregory Bull)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"A
A sheriff’s deputy inspects ballots with the aid of a dog at the L.A. County Ballot Processing Center on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in City of Industry, Calif. (AP Photo\/Ethan Swope)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"A
A worker pushes a cart full of ballots at the L.A. County Ballot Processing Center on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in City of Industry, Calif. (AP Photo\/Ethan Swope)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Democratic
Democratic 18th Congressional District candidate Amanda Edwards greets voters near a polling place on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo\/Ashley Landis)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Workers
Workers prepare for voters at a poll site, in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. (AP Photo\/Richard Drew)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Patti
Patti Martin, left, Sean Williams, center, and Sofia Guzman, right, wave to voters arriving at a polling station as they show their support for a proposition on the ballot that would allocate money to the San Antonio Rodeo, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in San Antonio. (AP Photo\/Eric Gay)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Advertisements
Advertisements by the American company Polymarket predict a victory for Zohran Mamdani in the New York City mayoral election on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo\/Olga Fedorova)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Voters
Voters form a line at a polling station on the UCLA campus Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo\/Jae C. Hong)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Voters
Voters cast their ballots on the UCLA campus Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo\/Jae C. Hong)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Democrat
Democrat Abigail Spanberger points out at the crowd after she was declared the winner of the Virginia governor’s race during an election night watch party Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo\/Stephanie Scarbrough)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"People
People cheer as Democrat Abigail Spanberger walks out on stage after she was declared the winner of the Virginia governor’s race during an election night watch party Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo\/Stephanie Scarbrough)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"New
New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Mikie Sherrill reacts after voting in Montclair, N.J., Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. (AP Photo\/Seth Wenig)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"People
People cheer as Democrat Abigail Spanberger speaks on stage after she was declared the winner of the Virginia governor’s race during an election night watch party Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo\/Stephanie Scarbrough)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Josh
Josh Tepper, right, and Suzanne Murphy hug during an election nigh watch party for independent mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo\/Heather Khalifa)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n