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Peggy Rotudno, middle, greets Bates College President Garry Jenkins Tuesday in front of the Lewiston Armory where he and other staff and students from the Lewiston college came to vote. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

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Austin Theriault greets Darby Ray on Tuesday in front of the Lewiston Armory before Ray cast her vote. Theriault is running to unseat Rep. Jared Golden in Maine’s 2nd District. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Peggy Rotudno, left greets Chaplain Kharma Amos Tuesday morning outside the Lewiston Armory polling place where Amos and another fellow chaplain from Multfaith Justice Maine greeted voters. “We came here to be a peaceful presence and help people if they are struggling,” Amos said. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Austin Theriault greets voters Tuesday morning in front of the Lewiston Armory. Theriault is running to unseat Rep. Jared Golden in Maine’s 2nd District. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Bates College employee Cole Taylor holds a sign for voter registration Tuesday morning at the Lewiston Armory. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Bates College student Dylan Stachtiaris registers to vote Tuesday morning in her first presidential election at the Lewiston Armory. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Bates College student Dylan Stachtiaris registers to vote Tuesday morning in her first presidential election at the Lewiston Armory. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

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Bates College President Garry Jenkins, right, casts his vote Tuesday morning at the Lewiston Armory. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Daria Jones greets election workers Tuesday on her way out of the Lewiston Armory on Central Avenue after casting her vote. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Daria Jones sweeps up the mess her children made while she was voting Tuesday morning at the Lewiston Armory. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Daria Jones votes as her children patiently wait Tuesday morning at the Lewiston Armory. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal
Lewiston Middle School students watch the voting process Tuesday morning at the Lewiston Armory on Central Avenue. Teachers led students across the parking lot from the school in small groups to the armory all day for them to observe the election. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

A lifelong resident of Lewiston, Russ stumbled into photography as a college student working toward a career in psychology. His great-grandfather Louis B. Costello was the publisher of the Lewiston Daily...