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Election Day 2023 gallery

Voters headed to the polls on Tuesday to cast their ballots for various state and local offices and issues. Notable local races include contentious General Assembly elections in Henrico County, a redo of Richmond's 2021 casino vote and a referendum to make Hanover County's school board elected.

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Voters cast their ballots at Robious Elementary School on Election Day on Tuesday, November 7, 2023 in Chesterfield County, Virginia. (Ryan M. Kelly / For VPM News)
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A voter shows their ID to a poll worker at at the main branch of the Richmond Public Library on Tuesday, November 7, 2023. (Connor Scribner / VPM News)
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Signs outside the Hickory Hill Community center share messages in support of and against the proposed casino in Richmond, Virginia, on Tuesday, November 7, 2023. (Scott Elmquist / VPM News)
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A person arrives to cast their vote on Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at Chickahominy Middle School in Hanover County, Virginia. (Shaban Athuman / VPM News)
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Vicky Burr votes with her dog Stella at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church on Election Day on Tuesday, November 7, 2023 in Chesterfield County, Virginia. (Ryan M. Kelly / For VPM News)
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Darlane Hess makes her way to cast her vote as Whitney Biggers, left, and Stephanie Fisher try to giver literature of the school board referendum on Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at Hanover County Government Complex in Hanover County, Virginia. (Shaban Athuman / VPM News)
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People voting at Virginia Commonwealth University's Student Commons stand in line for same-day voter registration. (Erica Johnson / For VPM News)
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A person votes at the Hickory Hill Community Center in Richmond, Virginia on Tuesday, November 7, 2023. (Scott Elmquist / VPM News)
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A canvasser speaks with a voter outside Richmond City Hall on Tuesday, November 7, 2023. (Erica Johnson / For VPM News)
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A person wears a sticker after voting on Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at Chickahominy Middle School in Hanover County, Virginia. (Shaban Athuman / VPM News)
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Two voters cast their ballots at Richmond's Albert Hill Middle School on Tuesday, November 7, 2023. (Erica Johnson / For VPM News)
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Voters arrive to cast their ballots at Jacobs Road Elementary School on Election Day on Tuesday, November 7, 2023 in Chesterfield County, Virginia. (Ryan M. Kelly / For VPM News)
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Two voters get signed in at Albert Hill Middle School in Richmond, Virginia, on Tuesday, November 7, 2023. (Erica Johnson / For VPM News)
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A voter feeds their ballot through a machine at the main branch of the Richmond Public Library on Tuesday, November 7, 2023. (Connor Scribner / VPM News)
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Voters cast their ballots at Jacobs Road Elementary School on Election Day on Tuesday, November 7, 2023 in Chesterfield County, Virginia. (Ryan M. Kelly / For VPM News)
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Gayle Stoneman gives a sample ballot to Frank Payne and his wife, Anne, as they arrive to vote on Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at Hanover County Government Complex in Hanover County, Virginia. (Shaban Athuman / VPM News)
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A convasser promotes the proposed casino at Richmond's Rise Cafe on Tuesday, November 7, 2023. (Erica Johnson / For VPM News)
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A voter signs in at Virginia Commonwealth university's Student Commons on Tuesday, November 7, 2023. (Erica Johnson / For VPM News)
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A voter fills out their ballot at the main branch of the Richmond Public Library on Tuesday, November 7, 2023. (Connor Scribner / VPM News)
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Stickers display “I voted in Chesterfield County” at Robious Middle School on Election Day on Tuesday, November 7, 2023 in Chesterfield County, Virginia. (Ryan M. Kelly / For VPM News)
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A voter gets help before casting their ballot at Maggie Walker Governor's School in Richmond, Virginia, on Tuesday, November 7, 2023. (Erica Johnson / For VPM News)
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Campaign signage in support of Erica Baez, Glen Sturtevant, Rick Ferrell, Lee Ware, Jim Williams and Lisa Huggins outside the polling place at Robious Elementary School on Election Day on Tuesday, November 7, 2023 in Chesterfield County, Virginia. (Ryan M. Kelly / For VPM News)
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A pollworker helps to sign voters in at Richmond's Rise Cafe on Tuesday, November 7, 2023. (Erica Johnson / For VPM News)
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Voters arrive at their polling place on Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at Varina High School in Henrico, Virginia. (Shaban Athuman / VPM News)
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Chase Pitts, 13, looks on as his dad, Curtis, casts his ballot on Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at Varina High School in Henrico, Virginia. (Shaban Athuman / VPM News)
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A poll worker directs traffic as people arrive to cast their votes on Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at Varina High School in Henrico, Virginia. (Shaban Athuman / VPM News)
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Leslie Smith casts her ballot as her seven-year-old daughter Nalah looks on on Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at the Varina High School polling station in Henrico, Virginia. (Shaban Athuman / VPM News)
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Julius Davis waits to cast his ballot on Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at Varina High School in Henrico, Virginia. (Shaban Athuman / VPM News)
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Ernest Coleman waits for voters to arrive on Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at Main Street Station in Richmond, Virginia. (Shaban Athuman / VPM News)
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Siobhan Dunnavant greets supporters at Glory Days Grill as election results are announced on Tuesday, November 7, 2023 in Henrico County, Virginia.  (Ryan M. Kelly / VPM News)
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Siobhan Dunnavant greets supporters at Glory Days Grill as election results are announced on Tuesday, November 7, 2023 in Henrico County, Virginia.  (Ryan M. Kelly / VPM News)
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Siobhan Dunnavant speaks to media at Glory Days Grill as election results are announced on Tuesday, November 7, 2023 in Henrico County, Virginia. (Ryan M. Kelly / VPM News)
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