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As Wisconsin voters cast their ballots for president and a host of other races on Nov. 3, Wisconsin Watch photographers visited polling places, too: to capture the faces of the electorate in Madison and Milwaukee.

Gustavo Rodriguez, 21, is seen after voting in his first presidential election. He cast his ballot at the Catholic Multicultural Center in Madison, Wis., on Nov. 3, 2020. Credit: Coburn Dukehart / Wisconsin Watch

Lemund Mayberry and Liltanya Carter are seen after voting at the Catholic Multicultural Center in Madison, Wis., on Nov. 3, 2020. Credit: Coburn Dukehart / Wisconsin Watch

RaAnna Cobbs waits in line to vote at North Division High School in Milwaukee on Nov. 3, 2020. Credit: Sue Vliet for Wisconsin Watch

Lena Cole and her son Cameron are seen after voting at Northcott Neighborhood House in Milwaukee on Nov. 3, 2020. Credit: Sue Vliet for Wisconsin Watch

Joel Skinner of Hudson, Wis., volunteered as an election observer at the Catholic Multicultural Center in Madison, Wis., on Nov. 3, 2020. Credit: Coburn Dukehart / Wisconsin Watch

Darnell Lewis is seen after voting at the Catholic Multicultural Center in Madison, Wis., on Nov. 3, 2020. Credit: Coburn Dukehart / Wisconsin Watch

Related content: Braving a pandemic, Wisconsinites vote for president — and the future of the nation
Scenes and dispatches as Wisconsin went to the polls on Nov. 3

Ashley Dehilario, 27, is seen after voting at the Catholic Multicultural Center in Madison, Wis., on Nov. 3, 2020. It was her first time ever voting. She said she would also be working as a volunteer poll worker later in the day. Credit: Coburn Dukehart / Wisconsin Watch

Zack Lozoff is seen after voting at the Catholic Multicultural Center in Madison, Wis., on Nov. 3, 2020. His wife Melissa Ripp volunteered as a poll worker at the same polling place. Credit: Coburn Dukehart / Wisconsin Watch

Stephanie Smith is seen after voting at Washington High School in Milwaukee on Nov. 3, 2020. Credit: Sue Vliet for Wisconsin Watch

Antoinette Jackson and her sister Elita Williams enjoy coffee and donuts after casting ballots votes at Washington High School in Milwaukee on Nov. 3, 2020. Credit: Sue Vliet for Wisconsin Watch

Cia Her is seen after voting at the Catholic Multicultural Center in Madison, Wis., on Nov. 3, 2020. Her had to re-register to vote, even though he said he has been a registered voter for more than 20 years in Madison, and his wife and son were on the registration list. “I don’t understand why I had to re-register today,” he said. Credit: Coburn Dukehart / Wisconsin Watch

Mark Brown, 54, is seen after voting at the Catholic Multicultural Center in Madison, Wis., on Nov. 3, 2020. It was the first time he had voted. Credit: Coburn Dukehart / Wisconsin Watch

Katie Avila, an organizer with Amp the Polls, is seen at South Division High School in Milwaukee on Nov. 3, 2020. Credit: Eric Kleppe-Montenegro for Wisconsin Watch

Valeria Cerda is seen at South Division High School in Milwaukee on Nov. 3, 2020. Credit: Eric Kleppe-Montenegro for Wisconsin Watch

“Miss Alicia” is seen outside the Northcott Neighborhood House polling place in Milwaukee on Nov. 3, 2020. Credit: Sue Vliet for Wisconsin Watch

Bianca Williams and her son Legend are seen after voting at Northcott Neighborhood House in Milwaukee on Nov. 3, 2020. Williams says good habits like voting start early. Credit: Sue Vliet for Wisconsin Watch

Barbara Cerda is seen at South Division High School in Milwaukee on Nov. 3, 2020. Credit: Eric Kleppe-Montenegro for Wisconsin Watch

Lafayette Crump is seen at South Division High School in Milwaukee on Nov. 3, 2020. Credit: Eric Kleppe-Montenegro for Wisconsin Watch

Poll worker Solomon Stewart is seen outside Gwen T. Jackson School in Milwaukee on Nov. 3, 2020. Chief inspector Darlene LaGrant reported that voting at the school was steady, with few lines throughout the day. Credit: Sue Vliet for Wisconsin Watch

Wallace Bias is seen after voting at Northcott Neighborhood House in Milwaukee on Nov. 3, 2020. Credit: Sue Vliet for Wisconsin Watch

Pedro Perez Velez is seen at South Division High School in Milwaukee on Nov. 3, 2020. Credit: Eric Kleppe-Montenegro for Wisconsin Watch

Jeanette Martín, a volunteer with Ayuda Mutua MKE, is seen at South Division High School in Milwaukee on Nov. 3, 2020. Credit: Eric Kleppe-Montenegro for Wisconsin Watch

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Wisconsin votes: Portraits from the polls

by Wisconsin Watch, Wisconsin Watch
November 3, 2020

<h1>Wisconsin votes: Portraits from the polls</h1>
<p class="byline">by Wisconsin Watch, Wisconsin Watch <br />November 3, 2020</p>

<p>As Wisconsin voters cast their ballots for president and a host of other races on Nov. 3, Wisconsin Watch photographers visited polling places, too: to capture the faces of the electorate in Madison and Milwaukee.</p>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-style-default"><img src="https://wisconsinwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/voting_catholic_multicultural_center_04-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-1148872" /><figcaption>Gustavo Rodriguez, 21, is seen after voting in his first presidential election. He cast his ballot at the Catholic Multicultural Center in Madison, Wis., on Nov. 3, 2020.</figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-style-default"><img src="https://wisconsinwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/voting_catholic_multicultural_center_05-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-1148871" /><figcaption>Lemund Mayberry and Liltanya Carter are seen after voting at the Catholic Multicultural Center in Madison, Wis., on Nov. 3, 2020.</figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-style-default"><img src="https://wisconsinwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/RaAnna-Cobbs-is-in-line-early-this-morning-at-North-Division-HS-scaled.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-1148879" /><figcaption>RaAnna Cobbs waits in line to vote at North Division High School in Milwaukee on Nov. 3, 2020.</figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-style-default"><img src="https://wisconsinwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/sv_mke_vote_02.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-1148880" /><figcaption>Lena Cole and her son Cameron are seen after voting at Northcott Neighborhood House in Milwaukee on Nov. 3, 2020.</figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-style-default"><img src="https://wisconsinwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/voting_catholic_multicultural_center_10.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-1148873" /><figcaption>Joel Skinner of Hudson, Wis., volunteered as an election observer at the Catholic Multicultural Center in Madison, Wis., on Nov. 3, 2020.</figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-style-default"><img src="https://wisconsinwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/voting_catholic_multicultural_center_09.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-1148874" /><figcaption>Darnell Lewis is seen after voting at the Catholic Multicultural Center in Madison, Wis., on Nov. 3, 2020.</figcaption></figure>
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<p><strong>Related content: </strong><a href="https://wisconsinwatch.org/2020/11/wisconsin-election-day-2020/">Braving a pandemic, Wisconsinites vote for president — and the future of the nation</a></p>
<p><a href="https://wisconsinwatch.org/2020/11/wisconsin-election-live-updates-2020">Scenes and dispatches as Wisconsin went to the polls on Nov. 3</a></p>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-style-default"><img src="https://wisconsinwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/voting_catholic_multicultural_center_08.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-1148911" /><figcaption>Ashley Dehilario, 27, is seen after voting at the Catholic Multicultural Center in Madison, Wis., on Nov. 3, 2020. It was her first time ever voting. She said she would also be working as a volunteer poll worker later in the day.</figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-style-default"><img src="https://wisconsinwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/voting_catholic_multicultural_center_07.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-1148876" /><figcaption>Zack Lozoff is seen after voting at the Catholic Multicultural Center in Madison, Wis., on Nov. 3, 2020. His wife Melissa Ripp volunteered as a poll worker at the same polling place.</figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-style-default"><img src="https://wisconsinwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/sv_mke_vote_05.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-1148882" /><figcaption>Stephanie Smith is seen after voting at Washington High School in Milwaukee on Nov. 3, 2020.</figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-style-default"><img src="https://wisconsinwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/sv_mke_vote_04.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-1148881" /><figcaption>Antoinette Jackson and her sister Elita Williams enjoy coffee and donuts after casting ballots votes at Washington High School in Milwaukee on Nov. 3, 2020.</figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-style-default"><img src="https://wisconsinwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/voting_catholic_multicultural_center_12.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-1148878" /><figcaption>Cia Her is seen after voting at the Catholic Multicultural Center in Madison, Wis., on Nov. 3, 2020. Her had to re-register to vote, even though he said he has been a registered voter for more than 20 years in Madison, and his wife and son were on the registration list. “I don’t understand why I had to re-register today,” he said.</figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-style-default"><img src="https://wisconsinwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/voting_catholic_multicultural_center_06.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-1148877" /><figcaption>Mark Brown, 54, is seen after voting at the Catholic Multicultural Center in Madison, Wis., on Nov. 3, 2020. It was the first time he had voted. </figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-style-default"><img src="https://wisconsinwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/DSC04663_cropped.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-1148904" /><figcaption>Katie Avila, an organizer with Amp the Polls, is seen at South Division High School in Milwaukee on Nov. 3, 2020.</figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-style-default"><img src="https://wisconsinwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/DSC04765_cropped.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-1148905" /><figcaption>Valeria Cerda is seen at South Division High School in Milwaukee on Nov. 3, 2020.</figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-style-default"><img src="https://wisconsinwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/sv_mke_vote_03.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-1148883" /><figcaption>"Miss Alicia" is seen outside the Northcott Neighborhood House polling place in Milwaukee on Nov. 3, 2020.</figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-style-default"><img src="https://wisconsinwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/sv_mke_vote_07.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-1148884" /><figcaption>Bianca Williams and her son Legend are seen after voting at Northcott Neighborhood House in Milwaukee on Nov. 3, 2020. Williams says good habits like voting start early.</figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-style-default"><img src="https://wisconsinwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/DSC04942_cropped.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-1148908" /><figcaption>Barbara Cerda is seen at South Division High School in Milwaukee on Nov. 3, 2020.</figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-style-default"><img src="https://wisconsinwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/DSC04897_cropped.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-1148906" /><figcaption>Lafayette Crump is seen at South Division High School in Milwaukee on Nov. 3, 2020.</figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-style-default"><img src="https://wisconsinwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/sv_mke_vote_08.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-1148885" /><figcaption>Poll worker Solomon Stewart is seen outside Gwen T. Jackson School in Milwaukee on Nov. 3, 2020. Chief inspector Darlene LaGrant reported that voting at the school was steady, with few lines throughout the day.</figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-style-default"><img src="https://wisconsinwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/sv_mke_vote_06.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-1148886" /><figcaption>Wallace Bias is seen after voting at Northcott Neighborhood House in Milwaukee on Nov. 3, 2020.</figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-style-default"><img src="https://wisconsinwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/DSC04829_cropped.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-1148909" /><figcaption>Jeanette Martín, a volunteer with Ayuda Mutua MKE, is seen at South Division High School in Milwaukee on Nov. 3, 2020.</figcaption></figure>
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