Voters come in waves at precincts

In the photos, from the top: Shasta County elections specialist Cathy Ashcraft takes absentee ballots from John and Debby Hamman; poll worker Skyy Miller checks a list of voters in a polling place at Sequoia Middle School; and a woman slips her absentee ballot into a slot in front of the Shasta County elections office.

Precinct workers where I voted told me that voters were coming in in waves, and that seemed to be the case at the county elections office, too. (I must say that for me, this was one of the easier elections in a while, full of clear choices. It took me less than a minute to vote.)

You can follow local returns as they come in to the county elections office by clicking here, or for statewide returns, check here. Tomorrow morning, I'll be talking to several people about the results as they relate to ag, finding out what races they'll be watching the most closely in the fall, etc. You can look for that story at CapitalPress.com later in the day.