Photos of the first general election since Trump’s return
Seniors stand in line to vote at a polling place in Miami's Little Havana neighborhood, on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Original Publication Date: November 4, 2025 9:52AM
Publication Updated: November 4, 2025 11:58AM
Millions of voters are casting ballots Tuesday in U.S. state and local elections. The biggest contests are in Virginia and New Jersey, the only states electing governors this year. Read what to watch for on Election Day.
This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
Brickell neighborhood resident Maria Estacio wears an “I Voted” sticker as she leaves a polling place after voting, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)Advertisements by the American company Polymarket predict a victory for Zohran Mamdani in the New York City mayoral election on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Olga Fedorova)New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani and his wife Rama Sawaf Duwaji vote on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Olga Fedorova)Workers sort through ballots at the L.A. County Ballot Processing Center on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in City of Industry, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)Employees sort vote-by-mail ballots from municipal elections on Election Day at the Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections Office, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Mikie Sherrill, second from right, takes a picture with Frank Saint-Fort, right, after they both voted in Montclair, N.J., Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)A voter marked his ballot at a voting site, in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)People vote on Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Olga Fedorova)Polling place supervisor Bridget Knighton installs a sign directing voters to a voting site at Miami City Hall, on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)Workers prepare for voters at a poll site, in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)Patti Martin, left, Sean Williams, center, and Sofia Guzman, right, wave to voters arriving at a polling station as they show their support for a proposition on the ballot that would allocate money to the San Antonio Rodeo, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)An election worker hands a voter his ballot at Alexandria City Hall, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in Alexandria, Va. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)A voter checks in at a polling station on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in Del Mar, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)A worker pushes a cart full of ballots at the L.A. County Ballot Processing Center on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in City of Industry, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)Democratic 18th Congressional District candidate Amanda Edwards greets voters near a polling place on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)Terry O’Neill casts his ballot while voting at City Hall, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in Ellsworth, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
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