Photo Gallery: Midterm Election 2018 – Boston University News Service

Elizabeth Warren secures re-election to the Senate. Photo by (Yukun Zhang / BU News Service)

Elizabeth Warren secures re-election to the Senate, Nov. 7, 2018. (Photo by Aaron Ye / BU News Service)

Crowd reacts to Elizabeth Warren. Photo by Yukun Zhang / BU News Service

Maura Healey addresses supporters after re-election as Massachusetts Attorney General. Photo by Aaron Ye / BU News Service

Maura Healey know for her opposition to Donald Trump, will serve another term as Attorney General. Photo by Aaron Ye / BU News Service

November 6, 2018, Allston, MA. Voting day at the Jackson Horace Mann school. Photo by Bill Bevevino / BU News Service

November 6, 2018, Allston, MA.Signs await voters at the Jackson Horace Mann school. Photo by Bill Bevevino / BU News Service

Esther Weil, 79, says she has only ever not voted once in her life because she was out of the country. “I feel the responsibility to vote all the time but I feel this election was so important because of Trump and the Republicans…I felt it was very important even though Massachusetts is a generally liberal state,” she said. Photo by Rachel Duncan/BU News Service

Holding a “Yes on 1” sign, Ellen Fullam came to the Wang YMCA polling station in Chinatown after work. She has worked as a bedside nurse at Tufts Medical Center for 10 years. Nov. 6, 2018. Photo by Sizhong Chen / BU News Service

Voters cast their ballots in Brookline early Tuesday morning. “It’s great voting here, there are never lines, I live around the corner, so I also think that makes it a bit easier to vote because I don’t think I’ll wait in line for hours,” said Jenna Deutsch, 27, a program manager. “But I think it was great the amount of people that voted early this year.” Photo by Rachel Duncan/BU News Service

In Wang YMCA of the 8th precinct of Ward 3, people were lined up to vote. The polling station had collected about 1,272 ballots as of 2:30 p.m., Nov. 6, 2018. Photo by Sizhong Chen / BU News Service

“I typically vote in most elections, but I feel particularly energized this time around,” said Casey Johnson, a 29-year-old who works in marketing. Photo by Puja Patel/BU News Service

“It’s my civic duty,” Doug Allen said. “It should be everyone’s. Also, we have an idiot in the White House. I have to vote against the idiot even though I’m not fully Democratic. I voted for Baker, but the rest of my ticket was Democratic. You could write a whole term paper on me. This is how the country is supposed to run. It’s called the United States of America.” Photo by Maggie Leone/BU News Service

Elizabeth Ellis, a healthcare voter, said she always votes. “I hope everyone gets out to vote, especially in states that are heavily contested,” she said. Photo by Gaurav Bagur/BU News Service

Lidy Chan, a volunteer from Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, came to the Wang YMCA polling center in Chinatown at 7AM. “I see a lot of younger folks and it’s a good turnout,” she said. Nov.6, 2018. Photo by Sizhong Chen / BU News Service

Dorchester polling place. Photo by Lexi Pline / BU News Service

Ward 21, Precinct 13, Boston. Photo by Xue Xia / BU News Service

Dorchester polling place. Photo by Lexi Pline / BU News Service

“Voting is a privilege, and a right,” Laura Chang, a physician from Brookline, said. “I am voting for my children.” Photo by Zijing Fu / BU News Service

Grace Chalmers, a BU student, said this is her second time voting. She is voting because she is “unhappy with the current state of government” and thinks “this election can begin to truly give us our voice.” Photo by Zijing Fu / BU News Service

Rox Hana, a BU student, said “There’s no reason not to support things like ballot Question 3.” Photo by Zijing Fu / BU News Service

Jess Ahearn, a video editor moved to brookline 2 years ago, said she is voting so her transgender friends can “go safely to public places.” Photo by Zijing Fu / BU News Service

Peter Cerhan, a programmer who moved to Brookline 6 months ago, said “In the long run, voting can “bring advances to things we believe in.” Photo by Zijing Fu / BU News Service

Catherine Harris, a retired public school educator, said “I want there to be new legislation for grandparents raising grandchildren on their own.” Photo by Zijing Fu / BU News Service

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