Fourteen Hours of Election Coverage. (4.13.14)

Last Tuesday I spent the day covering the Sioux Falls Municipal Election.

I covered multiple angles of the story, from voting, to taking down campaign signs, to candidate reaction.

It was a pretty long day, but it was worth it. I was very happy with my contribution to our election coverage.

My favorite photo of the whole day was one of my last photos. One of the Sioux Falls mayoral candidates, Greg Jamison, stepped out toward the end of the ballot counting to call the incumbent mayor, Mike Huether, on his re-election.

I followed him out onto the patio at the Falls Overlook Cafe in Falls Park, I hung back a little bit and made a couple photos before he turned around and got off the phone.

That photo was the cherry on top of the election coverage that I was already proud of.

Thanks for looking. Enjoy some of my favorite photos from the day.

Greg Jamison, Sioux Falls mayoral candidate, congratulates Sioux Falls Mayor Mike Huether on his re-election after the Sioux Falls Municipal Election on Tuesday, April 8, 2014, at the Falls Overlook Cafe in Sioux Falls. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader)

Sioux Falls mayoral candidate, Greg Jamison, looks up at a television news broadcast after the polls closed during the Sioux Falls Municipal Election on Tuesday, April 8, 2014, at the Falls Overlook Cafe in Sioux Falls. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader)

Three-year-old Pia Justice looks on as her mother, Olimpia Justice, right, fills out her ballot during the Sioux Falls Municipal Election on Tuesday, April 8, 2014, at First Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader)

Glenn Krupka fills out his ballot during the Sioux Falls Municipal Election on Tuesday, April 8, 2014, at First Lutheran Church in downtown Sioux Falls. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader)

Voters wait in line during the Sioux Falls Municipal Election on Tuesday, April 8, 2014, at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls. At times the line of voters waiting reached out the doors of the church. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader)

Joel Slinden, left, and Noah Huisman, both with Building a Better Sioux Falls, take down campaign signs after the polls closed for the Sioux Falls Municipal Election on Tuesday evening, April 8, 2014, at the corner of Broadband Lane and 57th Street in Sioux Falls. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader)

From left, Beth Jamison, Sioux Falls mayoral candidate Greg Jamison and Matt Jamison keep an eye on election results after the polls closed during the Sioux Falls Municipal Election on Tuesday, April 8, 2014, at the Falls Overlook Cafe in Sioux Falls. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader)

Amy Wollman fills out her ballot during the Sioux Falls Municipal Election on Tuesday, April 8, 2014, at the Sioux Falls Arena in Sioux Falls. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader)

Sioux Falls City Council Southeast District candidate, Bonita Schwan, right, keeps an eye on election results with supporters, Ann Decker, left, and Shary John, center, after the polls closed during the Sioux Falls Municipal Election on Tuesday, April 8, 2014, at the Falls Overlook Cafe in Sioux Falls. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader)

Jason Avery fills out his ballot while his daughter, Marlee Avery, 4, sits on his lap during the Sioux Falls Municipal Election on Tuesday, April 8, 2014, at the Morningside Community Center in Sioux Falls. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader)

Sioux Falls mayoral candidate Greg Jamison mingles with supporters after the polls closed during the Sioux Falls Municipal Election on Tuesday, April 8, 2014, at the Falls Overlook Cafe in Sioux Falls. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader)

Greg Jamison, Sioux Falls mayoral candidate, waits to do an interview after congratulating Sioux Falls Mayor Mike Huether over the phone on his victory after the Sioux Falls Municipal Election on Tuesday, April 8, 2014, at the Falls Overlook Cafe in Sioux Falls. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader)

Greg Jamison, Sioux Falls mayoral candidate, does an interview after congratulating Sioux Falls Mayor Mike Huether over the phone on his victory after the Sioux Falls Municipal Election on Tuesday, April 8, 2014, at the Falls Overlook Cafe in Sioux Falls. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader)

Dana Palmer (center), with Save Your Neighborhood, watches election results after the Sioux Falls Municipal Election on Tuesday, April 8, 2014, at the Falls Overlook Cafe in Sioux Falls. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader)

Voters, including Jason Avery with his daughter, Marlee Avery, 4, sitting on his shoulders, wait in line before voting during the Sioux Falls Municipal Election on Tuesday, April 8, 2014, at the Morningside Community Center in Sioux Falls. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader)

Greg Jamison, Sioux Falls mayoral candidate, hugs his wife, Beth Jamison  while speaking to supporters after congratulating Sioux Falls Mayor Mike Huether on his re-election by phone after the Sioux Falls Municipal Election on Tuesday, April 8, 2014, at the Falls Overlook Cafe in Sioux Falls. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader)

Beth Jamison, wife of Sioux Falls mayoral candidate Greg Jamison, claps as her husband appears on a television news broadcast after the polls closed during the Sioux Falls Municipal Election on Tuesday, April 8, 2014, at the Falls Overlook Cafe in Sioux Falls. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader)

Voters, including Brad Gill, second from right, wait in line during the Sioux Falls Municpal Election on Tuesday, April 8, 2014, at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls. At times the line of voters waiting reached out the doors of the church. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader)

Dana Palmer, with Save Your Neighborhood, keeps an eye on election results after the polls closed during the Sioux Falls Municipal Election on Tuesday, April 8, 2014, at the Falls Overlook Cafe in Sioux Falls. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader)

Dan DeJong, right, casts his vote during the Sioux Falls Municipal Election on Tuesday, April 8, 2014, at First Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader)

Sioux Falls City Council Southeast District candidate, Bonita Schwan watches election results after the Sioux Falls Municipal Election on Tuesday night, April 8, 2014, at the Falls Overlook Cafe in Sioux Falls. (Joe Ahlquist / Argus Leader)