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Photos: All eyes on swing states, as voters across U.S. cast ballots in razor-thin race

Three-year-old Zayn, sits on his father's shoulders as he inserts his ballot into a machine to vote at the First Presbyterian Church of Dearborn, in Dearborn, Mich. (David Goldman/AP)
Three-year-old Zayn, sits on his father's shoulders as he inserts his ballot into a machine to vote at the First Presbyterian Church of Dearborn, in Dearborn, Mich. (David Goldman/AP)

Election Day is finally here.

In the presidential contest, all eyes are on the seven swing states that will be the determining factors in the race to 270 electoral votes. Campaigns have held numerous rallies, sent out scores of volunteers in door-knocking efforts and inundated swing state residents with texts and calls hoping to secure every vote possible. Now, voters in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin will get their final chance to make their voice heard.

Down ballot, tight legislative races are also driving voters to the polls, as Democrats and Republicans battle for control of Congress. One such race is playing out in Maine, where Democratic incumbent Jared Golden is defending his seat against Republican state Rep. Austin Theriault.

Elsewhere in New England, a close race for the governor's office in New Hampshire is drawing eyes. Republican Kelly Ayotte and Democrat Joyce Craig are locked in one of the most competitive gubernatorial races in the country, hope to succeed outgoing Republican Gov. Chris Sununu.

Here's a look at scenes from polling places across the United States.

Stickers sit on a table inside a polling place, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Atlanta, Ga. (Brynn Anderson/AP)
Stickers sit on a table inside a polling place, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Atlanta, Ga. (Brynn Anderson/AP)
Election workers process mail-in ballots at the Chester County, Pa., administrative offices. (Matt Slocum/AP)
Election workers process mail-in ballots at the Chester County, Pa., administrative offices. (Matt Slocum/AP)
Megan, a border collie, waits for her owner Scot Lavoie to return from voting at VFW Post 2520 in Berlin, N.H. (Charles Krupa/AP)
Megan, a border collie, waits for her owner Scot Lavoie to return from voting at VFW Post 2520 in Berlin, N.H. (Charles Krupa/AP)
Election workers process absentee ballots and register voters at City Hall in Portland, Maine. (David Sharp/AP)
Election workers process absentee ballots and register voters at City Hall in Portland, Maine. (David Sharp/AP)
Greg Remter passes a row of campaign signs as he walks to a polling place in Black Mountain, N.C. (George Walker IV/AP)
Greg Remter passes a row of campaign signs as he walks to a polling place in Black Mountain, N.C. (George Walker IV/AP)
Voters stand in line outside a polling place at Madison Church in Phoenix, Ariz. (Matt York/AP)
Voters stand in line outside a polling place at Madison Church in Phoenix, Ariz. (Matt York/AP)
A woman casts her ballot at a polling place in Mitchell, Wis. (Morry Gash/AP)
A woman casts her ballot at a polling place in Mitchell, Wis. (Morry Gash/AP)
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