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The election as an extension of one before

Milton Washington, an orphan in Seoul, South Korea, was adopted by a U.S. military family and moved to the United States at age 10.

Today he is an accomplished artist who added a fitness center upstairs from his studio. Rokmil Studios includes collaborations with the Emmy-nominated Ruth Carter.

Washington described being shocked by the efficiency of his voting process Tuesday in Harlem, New York, where he was able to cast his ballot in five minutes.

But it was not his most memorable experience as a voter. That was when he voted for Barack Obama for president, remembering the glee he felt walking into the booth.

That may have changed today.

This election 鈥渕ight even be more memorable now just because of the stakes 鈥�  You know, some say democracy versus totalitarianism. And [it is] a Black and Asian woman, so I鈥檓 more nervous now than I was for Obama. This [election] is part two of that [one], an extension.鈥�

鈥� Marley Joseph

Family ties in the voting booth

Jose Martinez, 54, cast his presidential vote Tuesday for Vice President Kamala Harris 鈥� whom he referred to as 鈥渢he lady鈥� 鈥� with his deceased mother in mind.

Martinez鈥檚 mother cleaned the Oval Office for eight years under the Bush Administration and for two years under the Obama Administration. He said his mother 鈥渟aw the president every morning.鈥�

鈥淢y mother worked for Democrats and Republicans, and she told us 鈥� make sure to never vote Republican,鈥� Martinez said. 鈥淪he died three years ago.鈥�

Martinez noted that 鈥渇amily鈥� was the most influential factor on his vote at Ida B. Wells Middle School in the Takoma neighborhood in Washington, D.C. He is more passionate about voting for the Harris-Walz campaign than the former Biden-Harris ticket because of his mother鈥檚 personal relationship with President Joe Biden.

鈥淢y mother always said if you鈥檙e voting for Biden, he鈥檚 not gonna make it to the end of the term,鈥� Martinez said. 鈥淪he knew him very well.鈥�

As a Washington resident since 1987, Martinez said he 鈥渟aw a lot of presidents.鈥�

鈥淭hey come in and out, and they never make big changes 鈥�  We will see about the lady,鈥� Martinez said. 鈥淲e want to try a woman now.鈥�

鈥擲hreya Jyotishi

Md. voter: 鈥楩ood-wise, kid-wise,鈥� Trump is better

Victoria Nelson, 34, said this is her third time voting for Donald Trump for president. Nelson said she cast her vote Tuesday morning before heading to the mall at Prince George鈥檚 in Hyattsville, Maryland.  鈥淭his is my own personal decision that I came to by watching the news and seeing what he鈥檚 done for us over the last couple of years,鈥� Nelson said.

A Maryland resident and mother, Nelson said a child-care plan from Trump is one of the main reasons she backs him. (Here is a breakdown of the candidates鈥� .)

 鈥淚f he becomes president again he will help us more, and I think that in his last term as president, he helped us,鈥�  Nelson said. 鈥淔ood-wise, kids-wise, he has helped us and he has a plan to help us more, so that鈥檚 why I voted for him.鈥�

鈥� Payton Anderson

Retiree: Trump a 鈥楬orror Show鈥�

Amelia Davis, 74, says that there wasn鈥檛 a single issue that brought her to the polls but rather a person: Former President Donald Trump.

鈥淒onald Trump鈥檚 a horror show,鈥� said the retired teacher from Ewing, New Jersey, whose husband joined her at the polls.

Davis said she had a reason to vote in person.  鈥淲ell, I鈥檓 old and I like the process,鈥� she said. 鈥淚 think it鈥檚 important. I鈥檝e voted in every election since I was 18.鈥�  She also recalls marching in the past for abortion rights.

Davis described her distaste for the Republican candidate, saying that he will be terrible for the country. She expressed concern about climate change and how the issue could take a back seat under Trump. 鈥溾�淕od help us if Donald Trump wins,鈥� she said.

鈥� Thomas Weaverling

Abortion: 鈥楾hat鈥檚 the one thing that governs who I vote for鈥�

Robert Westwater, 71, said a candidate’s stance on abortion rights is the only thing he considers when voting. Wearing an American flag-patterned, button-down shirt, Westwater, at the Mall at Prince George鈥檚 in Hyattsville, Maryland, said he cast his vote for Trump.

Westwater, an Indiana native now  living in Maryland,  sent his mail-in ballot two weeks before election day. When asked about former President Trump’s other policies, Westwater said that he cares only about one thing, and agrees wholeheartedly with Trump鈥檚 restrictive stance on reproductive rights. 

鈥淚t鈥檚 a human life, not a dog, a human.鈥� Westwater said.

鈥� Sophia Carroll

Education on the line

George Mason University student Chima Korie voted up the street from his house in Washington, D.C., with the Department of Education in mind.

The 21-year-old neuroscience student cited talks among Donald Trump and his campaign staff of restructuring and closing the Department of Education as his primary policy concern. Korie, who identifies as an Independent, voted for the Harris-Walz ticket.

鈥淪ince I鈥檓 a student, I鈥檓 interested in education, of course,鈥� he said. 鈥淏ut my career path 鈥� involves me still being in school, so I really don鈥檛 want disruptions with that.鈥�

鈥擲hreya Jyotishi