Coverage of the 2020 presidential election in and around Lynchburg, Va.
Cameron Howe wears a jacket that reads "I really don't care, do u?" first made famous by Melania Trump in 2018 while casting her vote at Bedford Hills Elementary School in Lynchburg, Va. on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. The First Lady wore the jacket while boarding a plane at Joint Base Andrews on her way visit a detention center holding children in McAllen, Texas. When asked why she chose to wear that jacket to the polls today, Howe responded with, “Melania wore it because the media kept talking about what she was wearing instead of the work she was doing. Just like people keep talking about Republicans and Democrats and not the work being done.”
Remonia Davis with the Medical Reserve Corps waits to sanitize polling stations at the Forest Recreation Center in Forest, Va. on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.
Lynchburg residents wait in the rain that comes as a result of the remnants of Hurricane Zeta to vote at the Lynchburg Registrar's Office in Lynchburg, Va. on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020.
Bob Good makes an acceptance speech after winning Virginia's Fifth Congressional District seat during a watch party at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va. on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.
Dr. Cameron Webb speaks with Melody Boyer, 13, and Gabby Zehr, 15, as they hand out sample Republican ballots at Rustburg Elementary School in Rustburg, Va. on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. Webb is running for the Fifth Congressional Seat in Virginia against Republican Bob Good.
Voters cast their ballots at the Forest Recreation Center in Forest, Va. on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.
Cheryl Tucker votes with her son Kingsley, 9, by her side at Robert S. Payne Elementary School in Lynchburg, Va. on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.
A voter checks in at Fairview Untied Methodist Church in Lynchburg, Va. on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.
With his wife by his side, Bob Good speaks to friends, family and supporters after winning Virginia's Fifth Congressional District seat during a watch party at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va. on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.
Liberty University senior Mandy Moore casts her ballot in the Montview Alumni Ballroom in Lynchburg, Va. on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.
Declan Campbell, 8, votes with his father, Blake Campbell, at the Forest Recreation Center in Forest, Va. on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.
Kelsey Gerni poses for her mother to take a photo with her "I voted" sticker after voting for the first time at the Forest Recreation Center in Forest, Va. on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.
Bob Good's wife, Tracey, watches as he speaks to friends, family and supporters after winning Virginia's Fifth Congressional District seat during a watch party at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va. on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.
Voters wait in a socially-distanced line to cast their ballots at Bedford Hills Elementary School in Lynchburg, Va. on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.
Voters exit the building after casting their ballot at First Presbyterian Church in Lynchburg, Va. on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.
A voter casts their ballot at First Presbyterian Church in Lynchburg. Va. on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.