Voters were still arriving to cast their ballots across Centre County as the sun set Tuesday. Photo by Morgan Campbell
Voting precincts across Centre County reported heavy turnout today as area residents ventured forth to choose a governor, a senator and other state and local officials.
On this busy election day, people involved in the process paused to reflect on their experiences with reporters from the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications. One candidate said the number of voters took his breath away. An election judge said he knows every vote counts from personal experience. He elected himself to the position he holds today by writing in his name on a ballot cast in 2017.
Here are the voices and images of Election Day 2018. (View more multimedia coverage, including 360-degree video at Election*Day.
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3:30 p.m. | This candidate says record turnout takes his breath away
Afternoon | No line where she cast her ballot
Afternoon | A really absent ballot
Alison Kuznitz, a senior and journalism major who's passionate about voting, laments missing her chance to vote today. It's okay Alison... it happens to the best of us! #COMM481election2018 pic.twitter.com/o0OX9ffJT7
— Morgan Seiff (@morganseiff) November 7, 2018
Afternoon | Meanwhile, back at campaign headquarters ...
12:22 p.m. | A vote for vets
12:14 p.m. | This generation needs to make our voices heard
11:00 a.m. | Voting is the right thing to do
10:40 a.m. | Getting out the vote
Maya Rollberg is an exchange student from Germany studying political science at Penn State. While interning at Next Gen America, Maya's mission is to try and increase the youth vote turnout by informing students when and where they can cast their ballots. #Comm481Election2018 pic.twitter.com/p5LJymc2xg
— Liam Matthews (@Liam_Matthews21) November 7, 2018
9 a.m. | His vote definitely made a difference
8:30 a.m. | Signs of voting ahead