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Photos: Election Day 2020

  • RUTHIE HAUGE
  • Nov 4, 2020
  • Nov 4, 2020 Updated Feb 9, 2021

Cap Times visual journalist Ruthie Hauge documents the historic 2020 presidential election in Madison.

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Election Night 110320 16-11032020232236

The Orpheum Theatre serves as a polling location on Election Day in Madison, on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.

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Election Night 110320 14-11032020232236

Young voters fill out their ballots at the Orpheum Theatre.

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Election Night 110320 13-11032020232236

Voters cast ballots and election officials process absentee ballots at the polling place at the Orpheum Theatre on Tuesday.

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Election Night 110320 19-11032020232236

Signs notify voters of the polling place at the Orpheum Theatre, on Election Day in Madison.

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2020 Election Day 110320 13-11032020142830

A voter leaves the O’Keeffe Middle School polling place on the morning of Election Day.

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2020 Election Day 110320 33-11032020144509

Margaret Berg and her friend Katya Maes walk along North Shore Drive in Madison in United States Post Office box costumes. Berg made the costumes out of boxes from new patio heaters, and the two women walked around downtown Madison the morning of Election Day.

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2020 Election Day 110320 04-11032020141004

Voters fill in ballots behind privacy screens at the Olbrich Gardens polling place on Election Day in Madison, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.

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2020 Election Day 110320 17-11032020142830

Election officials Tom Otto and Alex Foote feed absentee ballots into the voting tabulator machine at the O’Keeffe Middle School polling place on Election Day in Madison. Absentee ballots were delivered to each polling location, and election officials spent the day processing them.

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2020 Election Day 110320 18-11032020143419

One of Madison’s busiest polling places, O’Keeffe Middle School, had a slow stream of voters in and out of its doors on Election Day in Madison, on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.

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2020 Election Day 110320 15-11032020142830

Election officials Jess Wilson and Jessie Chmell process absentee ballots at the the O’Keeffe Middle School polling place.

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2020 Election Day 110320 02-11032020140608

According to the Dane County Clerk, Olbrich Gardens is one of Madison’s busiest polling places.

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2020 Election Day 110320 06-11032020141509

Election official Sharon Lewandowski sanitizes a voting booth at the Olbrich Gardens polling place on Tuesday.

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2020 Election Day 110320 07-11032020141509

Voters wait in line and fill out ballots at Olbrich Gardens Tuesday morning.

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2020 Election Day 110320 08-11032020141509

Election Official Bonnie Buchanan sits at the voter registration table at Olbrich Gardens.

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2020 Election Day 110320 09-11032020141509

An election official wears disposable gloves to hold a stack of absentee ballots as she waits in line to put them into the voting machine at Olbrich Gardens on Tuesday morning.

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2020 Election Day 110320 11-11032020142348

Voters and election officials stream in and out of the commons at Olbrich Gardens Tuesday morning.

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2020 Election Day 110320 20-11032020143419

A voter fills in her ballot at the O’Keeffe Middle School polling place on Election Day in Madison, on Tuesday.

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2020 Election Day 110320 21-11032020143419

An election official moves from one station to another to process absentee ballots while a voter fills in his ballot behind a privacy screen, at O’Keeffe Middle School Tuesday morning.

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2020 Election Day 110320 23-11032020143419

A voter fills out a ballot behind a privacy screen at O’Keeffe Middle School Tuesday morning.

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2020 Election Day 110320 24-11032020144034

Logan Millenbah holds a sign, directing voters to the Chazen Museum polling place on Election Day in Madison, Tuesday, Nov. 3.

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2020 Election Day 110320 25-11032020144034

A Prius with “Vote” written on the windows is parked outside of the Memorial Union at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, which serves as a polling place on Election Day.

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2020 Election Day 110320 27-11032020144034

Signs direct voters to the polling place within the University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Union on Election Day.

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2020 Election Day 110320 29-11032020144034

Election Official Lindsey Weiss stands in line to process voters’ absentee ballots at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Union polling place on Tuesday morning.

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2020 Election Day 110320 30-11032020144034

Voting booths are empty as election officials wait in line to process absentee ballots at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Union Tuesday morning.

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2020 Election Day 110320 31-11032020144509

Hand sanitizer and “I voted” stickers are available for voters at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Union polling place, on Election Day.

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Election Night 110320 03-11032020232236

University of Wisconsin - Madison psychology major Madeline Wellman poses for a portrait with a #BadgersVote mask, outside of Smith Residence Hall on Election Day.

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Election Night 110320 01-11032020231428

Election official Nate Stevens assists voter Joan Wheeler with curbside voting outside of the Faith Bible Community Church polling place on Election Day in Madison, on Tuesday, Nov. 3.

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Election Night 110320 05-11032020232236

Election officials and University of Wisconsin-Madison Juniors Kisa Sow and Jordan Shapiro wait on the sidewalk of West Johnson Street for curbside voters, as a person sleeps on a doorstep behind them, on Election Day in Madison.

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Election Night 110320 18-11032020232236

A cyclist rides past the Orpheum Theatre polling place on Election Day.

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Election Night 110320 04-11032020232236

Robert Crisler stands on the side of Dayton Street, holding a sign directing voters to the poling place at Nicholas Recreation Center, at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, on Tuesday afternoon.

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Election Night 110320 22-11032020233329

Londyn and Lily sit in the back of a mini van as a small crowd gathers in the plaza at the corner of North Carroll and State streets in support of the anti-racism movement, on Election Night in Madison, Tuesday, Nov. 3.

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Election Night 110320 25-11032020233329

As a small crowd gathers near the Capitol, Jalynn Hoffer (3) peeks through an opening in the art installment the evening of election night.

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Election Night 110320 27-11032020233329

Londyn and Lily play in the plaza at the corner of North Carroll and State streets as a small crowd gathers in support of the anti-racism movement, on election night in Madison, on Tuesday, Nov. 3.

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Election Night 110320 21-11032020233329

The marquee at the Orpheum Theatre reads "Vote out voter suppression," on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3.

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Election Night 110320 31-11032020233329

Scott Ball uses a flashlight to see the carne asada steak on his grill, during an outdoor election results party in the Schenk-Atwood neighborhood of Madison, on Tuesday night.

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Election Night 110320 32-11032020233329

Frances Ball, 9, plays a glowing stacking game in the rooftop tent of a camper, while the election news is projected on a screen below her, at an outdoor election results party in the Schenk-Atwood neighborhood of Madison Tuesday night.

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Election Night 110320 33-11032020233329

Neighbors gather for an outdoor election results party in the Schenk-Atwood neighborhood of Madison, on Tuesday, Nov. 3.

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Election Night 110320 35-11032020233329

Frances Ball, 9, and Anna King, 9, sit on a blanket and watch the election news at an outdoor election results block party.

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Election Night 110320 36-11032020233329

Annie Kubena and her dog Vinnie settle in for a long night of watching election news, at their home in Madison, on Tuesday, Nov. 3.

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Election Night 110320 37-11032020233329

Gary Olson and Tony Cass watch election coverage on televisions at Wilson’s Bar in Madison on election night.

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Election Night 110320 41-11032020233329

Sports and election coverage are shown on televisions at Wilson’s Bar in Madison on Tuesday night.

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