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photo gallery: Scenes from Election Day 2012 in Washtenaw County

By Melanie Maxwell Staff Photographer

Posted on Tue, Nov 6, 2012 : 6:55 p.m.

Ann Arbor resident Michelle Clark looks over a sample ballot as she waits in line to vote at Forsythe Middle School on Tuesday morning. Voters were waiting around an hour to cast their vote. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com

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Ann Arbor resident Michelle Clark looks over a sample ballot as she waits in line to vote at Forsythe Middle School on Tuesday morning. Voters were waiting around an hour to cast their vote. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com

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Ann Arbor resident Michelle Clark looks over a sample ballot as she waits in line to vote at Forsythe Middle School on Tuesday morning. Voters were waiting around an hour to cast their vote. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/00/cache/110612_NEWS_Election_MRM_02_fullsize.jpg
Voters wait to cast their ballots at Forsythe Middle School on Tuesday morning. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/00/cache/110612_NEWS_Election_MRM_06_fullsize.jpg
15-month-old Rosemarie Cassidy stands in line with her mother Sara as they wait to vote at Forsythe Middle School on Tuesday morning. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/00/cache/110612_NEWS_Election_MRM_01_fullsize.jpg
Dozens of people stand in line as they wait to vote at Forsythe Middle School on Tuesday morning. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/00/cache/110612_NEWS_Election_MRM_05_fullsize.jpg
Ambrose Kelley, 6, plays on an iPod as he holds a spot in line for his mom so she can vote at Forsythe Middle School on Tuesday morning. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/00/cache/110612_NEWS_Election_MRM_03_fullsize.jpg
Precinct election inspector Alan Connor checks the identification of a voter Tuesday morning at Forsythe Middle School. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/00/cache/110612_NEWS_Election_MRM_04_fullsize.jpg
Daniel Carlin "shows his presence" on the University of Michigan campus on Tuesday. Carlin is associated with the Obama for America organization. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_Election Day/cache/11062012_NEWS_ElectionDay_DJB_0023_fullsize.JPG
A pedestrian enter The Michigan League on Tuesday. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_Election Day/cache/11062012_NEWS_ElectionDay_DJB_0134_fullsize.JPG
UM sophomores Hallie Shepps and Jenna Harsch wait in line to vote at The Michigan League on Tuesday. They had been waiting for 45 minutes. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_Election Day/cache/11062012_NEWS_ElectionDay_DJB_0067_fullsize.JPG
A voter waits in line at The Michigan League on Tuesday. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_Election Day/cache/11062012_NEWS_ElectionDay_DJB_0072_fullsize.JPG
Hunter Vanvalkenburgh walks on the sidewalk outside the Ann Arbor Community Center on Tuesday. Vanvalkenburgh is informing voters of the non-partisan ballot as well as who the democratic candidate is. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_Election Day/cache/11062012_NEWS_ElectionDay_DJB_0187_fullsize.JPG
Parrish Bergquist waits in line inside the Ann Arbor Community Center on Tuesday. This was Bergquist's second attempt to vote and had been in line for an hour. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_Election Day/cache/11062012_NEWS_ElectionDay_DJB_0203_fullsize.JPG
A youngster walks through the crowded community center on Tuesday. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_Election Day/cache/11062012_NEWS_ElectionDay_DJB_0226_fullsize.JPG
Voters enter the Ann Arbor Community Center on Tuesday. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_Election Day/cache/11062012_NEWS_ElectionDay_DJB_0261_fullsize.JPG
Voter booths are used at the Ann Arbor Community Center on Tuesday. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_Election Day/cache/11062012_NEWS_ElectionDay_DJB_0269_fullsize.JPG
David Santacroce points toward the community center to Nancy Eavy on Tuesday. They said the had been in line for about an hour. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_Election Day/cache/11062012_NEWS_ElectionDay_DJB_0293_fullsize.JPG
Hunter Vanvalkenburgh talks on the phone while voters wait in line outside the Ann Arbor Community Center on Tuesday. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_Election Day/cache/11062012_NEWS_ElectionDay_DJB_0304_fullsize.JPG
Voters in line outside the Ann Arbor Community Center on Tuesday. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_Election Day/cache/11062012_NEWS_ElectionDay_DJB_0328_fullsize.JPG
People campaign outside of Liberty School on Tuesday evening. Matt Rockwell of Saline described the scene as "the gauntlet." Joseph Tobianski | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/Election Night Saline Web/cache/11062012_NEWS_SalineElections_JT_03_fullsize.JPG
People campaign outside of Liberty School on Tuesday evening. Matt Rockwell of Saline described the scene as "the gauntlet." Joseph Tobianski | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/Election Night Saline Web/cache/11062012_NEWS_SalineElections_JT_01_fullsize.JPG
Precinct 2 voters votes at Liberty School on Tuesday evening. Joseph Tobianski | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/Election Night Saline Web/cache/11062012_NEWS_SalineElections_JT_06_fullsize.JPG
Saline Mayoral candidate Brian Marl, right, campaigns outside of Liberty School on Tuesday evening. Joseph Tobianski | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/Election Night Saline Web/cache/11062012_NEWS_SalineElections_JT_08_fullsize.JPG
Matt Rockwell of Saline campaigns for Saline mayoral candidate Brian Marl and Presidential candidate Mitt Romney at Liberty School on Tuesday evening. Rockwell of Saline described the scene as "the gauntlet." Joseph Tobianski | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/Election Night Saline Web/cache/11062012_NEWS_SalineElections_JT_09_fullsize.JPG
People campaign outside of Liberty School on Tuesday evening. Matt Rockwell of Saline described the scene as "the gauntlet." Joseph Tobianski | AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/Election Night Saline Web/cache/11062012_NEWS_SalineElections_JT_11_fullsize.JPG
UM senior Catherine Baxter campaigns for Proposal 3 and Supreme Court Mary McCormack outside Michigan Union on Tuesday. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_Election Day 2/cache/11062012_NEWS_ElectionDay_DJB_0353_fullsize.JPG
A pedestrian walks by campaign signs near the Michigan Union along State St. on Tuesday. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_Election Day 2/cache/11062012_NEWS_ElectionDay_DJB_0450_fullsize.JPG
Morgan, an Ypsilanti resident, casts his ballot at Perry Child Development Center in Ypsilanti. Courtney Sacco I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/File/cache/110612_election_cs (1 of 8)_fullsize.jpg
Having waited in line for over an hour to vote at the Development Center in Ypsilanti, a pregnant Jamie Mcee waits in a chair. Courtney Sacco I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/File/cache/110612_election_cs (2 of 8)_fullsize.jpg
Iris Xu Monarch walks up stairs at Cobblestone Farm on Tuesday. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_Election Day 2/cache/11062012_NEWS_ElectionDay_DJB_0474_fullsize.JPG
Volunteer Election Inspector Nick Partin rips up voting stickers at Cobblestone Farm on Tuesday. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_Election Day 2/cache/11062012_NEWS_ElectionDay_DJB_0493_fullsize.JPG
Voters cast their ballots at Estabrook Elementary School in Ypsilanti on Tuesday evening. Courtney Sacco I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/File/cache/110612_election_cs (1 of 1)_fullsize.jpg
Beverly Buck walks in to East Middle school to cast her vote Tuesday evening. Courtney Sacco I AnnAbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/File/cache/110612_election_cs (5 of 8)_fullsize.jpg
Anizhae Borden, 6,waits for her mother to fill out her ballot at East Middle School on Tuesday evening. Courtney Sacco I AnnAbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/File/cache/110612_election_cs (7 of 8)_fullsize.jpg
First time voter Stacy Buck castes her ballot at East Middle School on Tuesday evening. Courtney Sacco I AnnAbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/File/cache/110612_election_cs (8 of 8)_fullsize.jpg
Voters at Palmer Commons on Tuesday. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_Election Day 2/cache/11062012_NEWS_ElectionDay_DJB_0502_fullsize.JPG
Michigan freshman Katie Albee walks toward the polling area at Palmer Commons on Tuesday. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_Election Day 2/cache/11062012_NEWS_ElectionDay_DJB_0522_fullsize.JPG
Voters cast their ballots at Estabrook Elementary school in Ypsilanti on Tuesday evening. Courtney Sacco I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/File/cache/110612_election_cs (4 of 8)_fullsize.jpg
A voter uses a booth as polls close at the U of M Coliseum on Tuesday. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/_Election Day 2/cache/11062012_NEWS_ElectionDay_DJB_0537_fullsize.JPG

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