The day has arrived: Election Day 2020!
Voters around the Upstate are lining up to cast their votes.
Morning
Hundreds of voters lined up outside the Morningside Baptist precinct on Pelham Road before 7 a.m. this morning. The line moved relatively quickly with poll workers preparing the voters each step of the way and frequently sanitizing high-touch surfaces.
Voters line up outside the a precinct off Pelham Road around 6:30 a.m. on November 3Emily Gill
Voters line up outside the a precinct off Pelham Road around 6:30 a.m. on November 3Emily Gill
A voting sign directs voters to precinct entrance off Pelham RoadEmily Gill
Below, voters lined up outside Duncan Chapel Elementary as early as 6:45 a.m. Citizens report the parking lot was filled to capacity and voters began parking in fields.
Voters outside Duncan Chapel Elementary around 6:45 a.m.RBA
Voters line up outside Duncan Chapel Elementary around 6:45 a.m.RBA
Voters line up to vote at the Holly Springs precinctBilly Brown
Citizens report approximately 100 people were in line outside the Raintree precinct in Greenville County around 7 a.m. and the line rapidly grew to an estimated 300 people.
Voters line up in the Raintree areaRick Moessner
At a Taylors precinct, voters resorted to parking on the grass as lines stretched down the road.
Voters line up to cast their votes at a Taylors precinctBob McClain
Voters park in the grass before voting at a Taylors precinctBob McClain
Line outside Taylors ElementaryCourtney Myers
Voters across the Upstate lined up well before sunrise, as shown in this photo of a Wade Hampton precinct.
Voters wait outside a Wade Hampton precinct before sunriseCraig Stouffer
Voters wait outside a Wade Hampton precinct as the sun risesCraig Stouffer
Voters line up in the cold in SimpsonvilleDevon van der Merwe
Voter lines remained long as the sun climbed higher.
Castle Rock precinct in Greer at 8:55 a.m.Andrew Jeffers
Lines outside Hampton Park Christian SchoolSteve Sinicropi
In Spartanburg County, one citizen reported a small line as of 6:30 a.m. which grew quickly as the polls opened.
Small line outside Anderson Mill Elementary at 6:30 a.m.Dianne Stone
Midday
Lines continued throughout the day across the Upstate.
Lines at Williamston precinct around the middle of the dayLee Rogers
Lines at Williamston precinct around the middle of the dayLee Rogers
Lines outside the polls in MooreBrooke Maratos
