Election day 2013 – in photos

Americans head to thousands of voting sites Tuesday for various local elections coming to a close this evening, including the gubernatorial elections in Virginia and New Jersey, and the mayoral race in Detroit, Boston, and the country's biggest city, NYC

  • Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed waves to passing motorists as he campaigns at an intersection in west Atlanta. Reed, hoping for a second term, faces three challengers. Photograph: David Goldman/AP
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  • New Jersey governor Chris Christie exits a polling station after casting his vote during the New Jersey governor election in Mendham Township, New Jersey. Photograph: Eduardo Munoz/Reuters
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  • New York Democratic mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio poses with his family, wife Chirlane McCray, son Dante de Blasio and daughter Chiara de Blasio after voting at a public library branch in Brooklyn. Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images
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  • Clerks Lenore Keithley, left, and Bonnie Ryan, right, wait for voters at a polling place in the garage of the Munoz family residence in Novato, California. Alice Munoz has had a polling place in her garage for the past 40 years. Photograph: Eric Risberg/AP
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  • Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe, right, turns toward his son Peter after completing his vote on election day in McLean. Photograph: Jacquelyn Martin/AP
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  • A door clerk waits to hand stickers to voters after they cast their votes at the Congregation Mount Sinai in New York. Photograph: Andrew Kelly/Reuters
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  • New York City's Republican mayoral candidate Joe Lhota greets potential voters with former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani as they get on the Staten Island Ferry. Photograph: Lucas Jackson/ Reuters
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  • Detroit residents line up to place their ballots in a voting machine. Photograph: Rebecca Cook/ Reuters
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  • Detroit mayoral candidate Benny Napoleon arrives at his voting precinct with his daughter Tiffani Jackson and his grandson Malachi Jackson to cast his vote on Tuesday. Today's election will determine who will replace outgoing Detroit mayor and former Detroit Piston player Dave Bing, who chose not to seek reelection. Photograph: Bill Pugliano/Getty Images
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  • Virginia Republican gubernatorial nominee Ken Cuccinelli talks to some of his volunteers and supporters after casting his ballot at a polling place at Brentsville High School in Nokesville, Virginia. Photograph: Jonathan Ernst/ Reuters
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