Photo Gallery: Election 2014 &#8212 Voters turn out in Costa Mesa, Newport

City clerk Betsy Hawkins drops a vote by mail ballot into an official ballot box during a Newport Beach general municipal election and statewide election on Tuesday at Newport Beach Civic Center.

City clerk Betsy Hawkins drops a vote by mail ballot into an official ballot box during a Newport Beach general municipal election and statewide election on Tuesday at Newport Beach Civic Center.   (KEVIN CHANG / Daily Pilot)

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Paularino Elementary School voting booths

Voters at Paularino Elementary School in Costa Mesa on Tuesday.   (KEVIN CHANG / Daily Pilot)

Newport Beach Civic Center polling station

A voter walks into a polling station at the Newport Beach Civic Center community room on Tuesday.   (KEVIN CHANG / Daily Pilot)

Election choices

Voters make their selections during a Newport Beach municipal election and statewide election on Tuesday at Newport Beach Civic Center.   (KEVIN CHANG / Daily Pilot)

Prayer session

Charlene Ashendorf prays at the Presbyterian Church of the Covenant on Monday. The church hosted a nonpartisan prayer session one day before the mid-term elections.   (SCOTT SMELTZER / Daily Pilot)