Everybody gets a sticker: Americans cast ballots in nail-biter election – in pictures

US voters choose between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris for president, and determine the balance of power in Congress

by · the Guardian

JD Vance unfolds an Ohio Voted sticker after casting his ballot with his family in Cincinnati, Ohio, on 5 November 2024

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A roll of stickers at a polling station in New York City

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Outside a polling station in Phoenix, Arizona

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Stickers at a polling place in Dearborn, Michigan

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Stickers featuring the logo of the Indianapolis Colts at the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis

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Election day in Manhattan, New York City

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Donwayne Jones after voting for the first time, during early voting in Detroit, Michigan, on 3 November

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José López (left), 49, congratulates first-time voters Alfonso Garcia (right), 18, and López’s daughter, Mariah Delgado, 18, in Los Angeles on 4 November

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The Sphere entertainment arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on 4 November

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The department of elections at San Francisco city hall on 4 November

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A voter at a polling station in Chicago, Illinois, on 3 November

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At a campaign rally for Kamala Harris in West Allis, Wisconsin, on 1 November

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An election worker hands first-time voter Ethan Stregack (left), 18, a sticker, in Falls Church, Virginia, on 31 October 2024

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The last day of early voting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 29 October 2024

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Joe Biden takes a sticker after casting his ballot in in New Castle, Delaware, on 28 October 2024

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