History, local
stuff, serial killers fill
the ears and the minds.

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A broken man waits
on the street for a wish that
is never granted.

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The frustration of
being in control while not
controlling a thing.

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Who won their races today in the midterm elections? Here are results from the top offices in Alabama and Jefferson County …

More election coverage in our Vote 2018 special report.

Update Nov. 7: Voter turnout was 49.8 percent. Compare that to 41 percent in 2014, 57.5 percent in 2010.

(Updating throughout the evening.)

(Contested races only)

• D = Democrat | I = incumbent | R = Republican
  
• Winner in red

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Photo: Steve Rainwater (CC)

Time to vote, y’all. Polls are open till 7 tonight with races at the local, state and national levels, plus a handful of state amendments.

Q: Where do I vote?

A: Call Jefferson County: (205) 325-5550, Jefferson County (Bessemer only): (205) 481-4105, Shelby County: (205) 669-3913.

Or Search Your Polling Place on AlabamaVotes.gov.

Wade on Birmingham:
election results tonight

Remember, if you have problems at your polling place:

• Notify a poll worker immediately.
• Call the secretary of state at 1-800-274-VOTE (8683) or visit his site, StopVoterFraudNow.com.
• And tell the probate court for Jefferson County (205-325-5203) or Shelby County (205-669-3713). Nationwide: 866-OUR-VOTE (687-8683) or 866ourvote.org.
• E-mail us at Vote2018[at]wadeonbirmingham.com.

You can request a provisional ballot under special circumstances.

Q: What can I expect to see on the ballots?

A: Check out these sample ballots for each county.

You’re voting for U.S. Representative, state (including governor) and county officials, plus amendments.

Who are you voting for today? Tell us in the comments.

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More Vote 2018 coverage.

A few hours of
voting can transform the world
for better or worse.

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Tribalism takes
its hold on the extremes and
squeezes the middle.

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My picks for #sundayread for November 4, 2018:

• Flashback: 10 years ago, the Vote 2008 Election Night live blog, with @JenBarnett and @ChrisOzDavis
  #alpolitics
• America’s Next Civil War
  By @StephenMarche
• Death at a Penn State Fraternity
  By Caitlin Flanagan @CaitlinPacific
• Flashback: LinkedIn for Nonprofits, a free program you’ll love
• Chef/TV host Samin Nosrat @CiaoSamin Is a New Kind of Domestic Goddess
  By Madeleine Aggeler @mmaggeler
  (via @SundayLongRead)
• #MeToo and the era of asshole white guy TV protagonists
  By Todd VanDerWerff @tvoti
• Flashback: Y’all Connect – Evergreen content, promos that last (nearly) forever
• “As Long as It’s Healthy,” an excerpt from “Nasty Women: Feminism, Resistance and Revolution in Trump’s America”
  By Sarah Michael Hollenbeck
• In the gardens of olives
  By Helen Rosner @hels
• Flashback: 10 years ago, Wade’s 101: Haiku retrospective 11
  #haiku #poetry
• How Julia Louis-Dreyfus @OfficialJLD quietly became the most successful sitcom star ever
  By @GeoffEdgers
• Non-Essential Oils
  By Rachel Monroe @rachmonroe
• Unprotected: American charity claimed to protect vulnerable Liberian girls from sexual exploitation. Instead, the girls were raped.
  By @Fin_Young
• Crossville, an immigrant oasis flourishing in red state Alabama
  By Andrew @DesiderioDC

More posts from Wade this week:

• The Birmingham channel: All dressed up
• Happy Halloween!

More #sundayread:

• All tweets for November 4 #sundayread
• The latest #sundayread tweets
• More #sundayread recommendations from me

With eager waves and
greetings, they make a last-ditch
effort to win votes.

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Ignore bill, ignore
bill, pay a little, do with
less, then start again.

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The empty storefronts
interrupted by a vape
shop and boutique gym.

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Each punctuation
mark has a name. Who knows what
they are period.

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