Abdelraoufsinno photographers fanned out across the city Tuesday to capture the highlights and little-noticed details of Election Day. Here’s what they saw.

Joanna Castilleja, center top, carts her daughters Cati, and Rosi Tejeda, center bottom, as she goes to vote at the Metropolitan Multi-Service Center on Election Day
Joanna Castilleja, center top, carts her daughters Cati, and Rosi Tejeda, center bottom, as she goes to vote at the Metropolitan Multi-Service Center on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, in Houston. (Antranik Tavitian / Abdelraoufsinno)
People arrive to vote at the Houston Metropolitan Multi-Service Center on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, in Houston.
People arrive to vote at the Houston Metropolitan Multi-Service Center on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, in Houston. (Marie D. De Jesús / Abdelraoufsinno)
A woman in a wheelchair passes by campaign volunteers outside the Metropolitan Multi-Service Center on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, in Houston.
A woman in a wheelchair passes by campaign volunteers outside the Metropolitan Multi-Service Center on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, in Houston. (Antranik Tavitian / Abdelraoufsinno)
Harris County judge Lina Hidalgo, talks to members of the press at the Houston Metropolitan Multi-Service Center on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, in Houston.
Harris County judge Lina Hidalgo, talks to the press on Election Day, in Houston. (Marie D. De Jesús / Abdelraoufsinno)
Aria Collins, 5, rests on Nikki Collins’s lap as voters pass by outside the Metropolitan Multi-Service Center on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, in Houston.
Aria Collins, 5, rests on Nikki Collins’s lap as voters pass by outside the Metropolitan Multi-Service Center on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, in Houston. (Antranik Tavitian / Abdelraoufsinno)
person holds a box of candies with a large "VOTE" sticker in front of it at the Houston Metropolitan Multi-Service Center on Election Day
A person holds a box of candies with a large “VOTE” sticker in front of it at the Houston Metropolitan Multi-Service Center on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, in Houston. (Marie D. De Jesús / Abdelraoufsinno)
“I Voted” election sticker,
“I Voted” election sticker, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, in Houston. (Marie D. De Jesús / Abdelraoufsinno)
Houston mayoral candidate Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee meets with voters and campaign workers at the Houston Metropolitan Multi-Service Center on Election Day,
Houston mayoral candidate Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee meets with voters and campaign workers at the Houston Metropolitan Multi-Service Center on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, in Houston. (Marie D. De Jesús / Abdelraoufsinno)
Supporters of Houston mayoral candidate state Sen. John Whitmire cheer as he takes the stage during a watch party on Election Day,
Supporters of Houston mayoral candidate state Sen. John Whitmire cheer as he takes the stage during a watch party on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, in Houston. (Antranik Tavitian / Abdelraoufsinno)
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee supporters record her while she addresses guests at her Election Day watch party
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee supporters record her while she addresses guests at her Election Day watch party, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, in Houston. (Marie D. De Jesús / Abdelraoufsinno)
Congresswoman and Houston mayoral candidate Sheila Jackson Lee thanks her staff and supporters as she arrived to her election watch party
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee thanks her supporters as she arrived to her election watch party. (Marie D. De Jesús / Abdelraoufsinno)
Houston mayoral candidate State Senator John Whitmire, at right, speaks with Don Sanders, at left, during a watch party on Election Day
Houston mayoral candidate State Senator John Whitmire, at right, speaks with Don Sanders, during a watch party on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, in Houston. (Antranik Tavitian / Abdelraoufsinno)
From left, Jayne Nalett, and Henieh Nasizadeh take a selfie while Jett Herron, 8, takes a nap as supporters wait for Houston mayoral candidate State Senator John Whitmire to take the stage during a watch party on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, in Houston. (Antranik Tavitian / Abdelraoufsinno)
From left, Jarrett Lauderdale, Aliyah Efotte, and Julian Nguyen cross Gray Street carrying campaign signs for Yes on Prop B and for Abbie Kamin’s City Council re-election after voting closed at the Metropolitan Multi-Service Center on Election Day,
From left, Jarrett Lauderdale, Aliyah Efotte, and Julian Nguyen cross Gray Street carrying campaign signs for Yes on Prop B and for Abbie Kamin’s City Council re-election after voting closed at the Metropolitan Multi-Service Center on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, in Houston. (Antranik Tavitian / Abdelraoufsinno)

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Marie D. De Jesús is the director of photography for the Abdelraoufsinno. She was previously a staff photojournalist for the Houston Chronicle, where she concentrated on developing relationships with...