A number of voters were out early on Election Day across Western New York.
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Voters on Election Day line up and flow steadily into Grace Lutheran Church in Niagara Falls.
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A number of people were in line to vote Tuesday morning at Grace Lutheran Church in Niagara Falls.
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Les Zimmerman casts his vote at Grace Lutheran Church in Niagara Falls.
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Voters cast ballots at the Niagara Falls City School District Administration Building in Niagara Falls.
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Voting on Election Day at the Niagara Falls City School District Administration Building.
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"I Voted" stickers are seen on a table at the Niagara Falls City School District Administration Building in Niagara Falls.
Niagara Falls City School District central office
The Niagara Falls City School District central office, 630 66th St.
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Paul Fryer gets on his scooter at the Queen of Angels Church polling site in Lackawanna.
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Angelica Martin cast her vote Tuesday at Queen of Angels Church in Lackawanna.
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Karen Simerciak marks her ballot at West Seneca West Middle School in West Seneca.
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Jim Busshart places signs outside of the polling site Tuesday morning at West Seneca West Middle School in West Seneca.
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Signs outside of the polling site at West Seneca West Middle School in West Seneca.
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A long line of voters wait to enter Nativity of Our Lord Parish in Orchard Park before the doors open for voting early Tuesday.
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Jacqueline Petko fills out her ballot as she votes at Trinity Old Lutheran Church in Amherst.
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Gary Grieco is at the front of a line of voters waiting to cast their ballots at Banchetti by Rizzo's on North French Road in Amherst.
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The line of voters waiting to cast their ballots at Banchetti by Rizzo's on North French Road in Amherst.
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Voting inspector Judy Vecchio sanitizes a voting station after a voter leaves at Banchetti by Rizzo's on North French Road in Amherst.
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Brielle Bonnes, 7, accompanies her mother Jen as she votes at the polling site at Banchetti by Rizzo's on North French Road in Amherst.
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Michael Cook votes with his daughter Ella, 4, at the Main-Transit Fire Department.
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Susan Budzinski casts her ballot at the Tosh Collins Community Center in South Buffalo.
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Glenn Stelmack and his wife Donna leave after they voted at Hoover Middle School in Town of Tonawanda, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.
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Jim Merrifield votes at Banchetti by Rizzo's on North French Road in Amherst, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.
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Constance Gicewicz was happy to have voted at Banchetti by Rizzo's on North French Road in Amherst, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.
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There is a line of voters waiting to cast their ballots at Banchetti by Rizzo's on North French Road in Amherst, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.
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Branna Pelonero casts her ballot at the East Amherst Fire Department, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.
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Rehana Begum casts her vote at the polling site at Prince of Peace Temple on Kensington Avenue in Buffalo, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. Assisting her is elections inspector Gemela Love.
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Michael Williams signs in before receiving his ballot at the polling site at Prince of Peace Temple on Kensington Avenue in Buffalo, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.
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Elections inspector Mary Swan helps Muhammad Ali Afjol with a question about his ballot at the polling site at Prince of Peace Temple on Kensington Avenue in Buffalo, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.
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Laylay Moe celebrates when her ballot goes into the machine making her first vote in the United States official at the polling site at the Salvation Army on Grant Street in Buffalo, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. Moe, a Burmese immigrant, has been a U.S. citizen for 15 years and had never voted, but she said that while she was praying, God told her to go vote.
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Elections Inspector Ailine Maldonado, right, helps Kathleen O'Meara insert her ballot into the machine at the polling site at the Salvation Army on Grant Street in Buffalo, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.
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Signing in voter Alex Czechowski, left, inspectors Bob Murray, left, and Louise Wruck, wearing protective face shields due to virus precautions, at the Village of Alden Municipal Building polling place on Broadway in Alden, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.
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Inspector Roberta Sitzman sanitizes a voting spot after each use at the Village of Alden Municipal Building polling place on Broadway in Alden, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.
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Aaron Perez enters the polling place at The Belle Center on Maryland Avenue, Tuesday evening, Nov. 3, 2020.
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Residents of Grand Island practice social distancing while voting at the Grand Island High School on Grand Island, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020
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Rebecca Hemedinger of Grand Island practices social distancing while voting on Grand Island, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020
The Buffalo News team of reporters and editors continues to bring you news, analysis and results following Election Day. Our live coverage will continue to be updated here.
Reed is seeking to extend a congressional tenure that began with a special election victory in 2010.
The state's long delay in counting a pandemic-inspired wave of absentee ballots appeared to be leaving many contests in limbo.
Republican Brian D. Seaman was elected Niagara County district attorney Tuesday, posting a margin at the polls that was slightly larger than the number of absentee ballots issued.
"I just think it's a crazy time, and everyone needs to use their voice and be heard, and make a difference," one voter said.
We asked voters across Western New York to share with us why they are making it a priority to vote this year.
