Poll workers clean and sanitize equipment before voting opens at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on Tuesday, November 3. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Poll workers clean and sanitize equipment before voting opens at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on Tuesday, November 3. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Democratic and Republican groups set up their displays before voting begins at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on Tuesday, November 3. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Democratic and Republican groups set up their displays before voting begins at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough on Tuesday, November 3. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
The first voters enter the Whitted Building in Hillsborough as polls open at 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday, November 3. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
The first voters enter the Whitted Building in Hillsborough as polls open at 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday, November 3. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
The Orange County Democratic Party sets up their campaign display with a sign for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris outside the Efland Ruritan Club on Tuesday, November 3. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
The Orange County Democratic Party sets up their campaign display with a sign for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris outside the Efland Ruritan Club on Tuesday, November 3. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
The Orange County Democratic Party waits for voters outside the Efland Ruritan Club on Tuesday, November 3. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
The Orange County Democratic Party waits for voters outside the Efland Ruritan Club on Tuesday, November 3. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Kathy Brodie poses for a photo with a Donald Trump and Mike Pence campaign sign outside the Cedar Grove Community Center on Tuesday, November 3. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Kathy Brodie poses for a photo with a Donald Trump and Mike Pence campaign sign outside the Cedar Grove Community Center on Tuesday, November 3. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
The Orange County Republican Party sets up its display outside the Cedar Grove Community Center on Tuesday, November 3. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
The Orange County Republican Party sets up its display outside the Cedar Grove Community Center on Tuesday, November 3. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
A Joe Biden and Kamala Harris campaign sign is displayed outside the Cedar Grove Community Center on Tuesday, November 3. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
A Joe Biden and Kamala Harris campaign sign is displayed outside the Cedar Grove Community Center on Tuesday, November 3. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
After seeing extended lines during early voting, Carrboro Town Hall sees very few voters on Tuesday, November 3. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
After seeing extended lines during early voting, Carrboro Town Hall sees very few voters on Tuesday, November 3. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
A pair of voters leave Frank Porter Graham Elementary School in Carrboro after casting their ballots on Tuesday, November 3. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
A pair of voters leave Frank Porter Graham Elementary School in Carrboro after casting their ballots on Tuesday, November 3. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
A voters checks their registration before taking a ballot at Frank Porter Graham Elementary School in Carrboro on Tuesday, November 3. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
A voters checks their registration before taking a ballot at Frank Porter Graham Elementary School in Carrboro on Tuesday, November 3. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Chapel Hill, a popular voting site for UNC students, sees few voters in the morning on Tuesday, November 3. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Chapel Hill, a popular voting site for UNC students, sees few voters in the morning on Tuesday, November 3. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
The Chapel Hill Public Library is set up for voters on Tuesday, November 3. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
The Chapel Hill Public Library is set up for voters on Tuesday, November 3. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
A Donald Trump and Mike Pence campaign sign is displayed outside the Chapel Hill Public Library on Tuesday, November 3. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
A Donald Trump and Mike Pence campaign sign is displayed outside the Chapel Hill Public Library on Tuesday, November 3. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
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