This page will receive regular live updates throughout the day as part of The Lafayette’s 2024 election coverage.
7:50 a.m. – Polls open in Pennsylvania
Polls are now open, and Election Day is officially underway. Most students started filing into Kirby Sports Center at 6:50 a.m., and as the polls opened at 7 a.m., there were over 60 voters in line. The line to vote is swerving around the gym and extends outside. At around 7:45 a.m., there were over 100 voters in line.
“A few people have come seen how long the lines are, and then left and said they were going to come back later,” said Lucy Parry ‘26, a poll worker.
“I’ve been waiting 55 minutes, and that was at 8 a.m., before the massive amount of people,” Yoryi Roque ’28 said.
From outside Kirby Sports Center, one group of non-students also walked into the building only to quickly leave and decide to vote later.
Some students didn’t mind the long lines, however.
“I thought it was interesting how there was a good number of people there given the time,” Isabella Lu ‘25 said. “It didn’t really impact the experience but I did regret not bringing gym clothes so I could work out later.”
Oh, and I was the first to vote too! Pretty proud of that one.
William Gutiérrez ‘27
6 a.m. – Welcome to our coverage of Election Day
Swing state, bellwether county, district that “can decide the election.” Those phrases may be ones you’ve heard throughout the past months as the election ramped up in the Lehigh Valley. Today, those words mean something.
Our editors, staff writers and photographers will spend the day on the ground on Lafayette College’s campus, in the city of Easton, at official watch parties for Congressional candidates and at casual watch parties as the results roll in. We’ll be updating our coverage throughout the day and into the night.
For those voting in Easton, Pennsylvania, a reminder of who’s on the ballot is below. Vote.
The Lafayette Editorial Board
