It was Election Day on April 4, 2023, and Madison Commons photojournalist Owen Shao explored election day activities around downtown Madison.
![University of Wisconsin-Madison students receive their ballots from poll workers in the Memorial Union on April 4, 2023.](https://madisoncommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_5939-1024x683.jpg)
![Supporters of state Supreme Court candidate Judge Janet Protasiewicz supporters gathered Tuesday on Library Mall on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus. Protasiewicz defeated former state Supreme Court Justice Daniel Kelly in the election for a seat on the state's high court on April 4, 2023.](https://madisoncommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_5964-1024x683.jpg)
![A volunteer for Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway hands out informational pamphlets on State Street. Rhodes-Conway defeated challenger Gloria Reyes and won another four-year term as mayor on April 4, 2023.](https://madisoncommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_5973-1024x683.jpg)
It was Election Day on April 4, 2023, and Madison Commons photojournalist Owen Shao explored election day activities around downtown Madison.