This will be updated throughout the day with more dispatches from Dallas Morning News reporters who are visiting polling sites. After polls close, The Dallas Morning News will have live election results for local, state and national races.
Election Day has arrived in Dallas, and hundreds of thousands of North Texas voters will hit the polls to help decide national, statewide and local races .
Many different issues are expected to drive the choices of local voters, including first-time voters. One of those major issues is the border, which had been a major point of emphasis from politicians leading up to Election Day.
Here’s what local voters had to say about how immigration influenced their decisions:
Jiles King of Dallas:
“If you look at the way that the far-right is handling immigration, the way they’re handling women’s bodies, the way they handle the Black and brown vote, there’s no way that I could not get out and say I’m not for that.”
Isabella Rosman of Dallas:
“It’s the safety of just everyone, really, since we’re so close to the border being in Texas.”
Mike Kaighan of Lewisville:
“The way things are currently going, I think is a little troublesome. Change is not always a bad thing.”
Roksanda Johnson of Princeton:
“I don’t like Trump; I just don’t like the man, but the border is a big issue.”
Carrie Cockerham of Waxahachie:
“It’s terrifying. I’ve got grandchildren now. We’ve already got crazy people around everywhere. If they want to come over, do it the right way. More people is better. I love that.”
Hojun Choi, Kevin Krause, Marcela Rodrigues, Alexandra Skores and Brian Womack contributed to this report.