Voters take a selfie after casting their ballots at a polling place in the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach, Calif., on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021. California voters decided whether to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday, concluding an idiosyncratic election that has been held in the middle of a pandemic and closely watched as one of the first big indicators of the country’s political direction since President Biden took office. (Ryan Young/The New York Times)