Motorcade after motorcade, photoline after photoline. As a key battleground state, Pennsylvanians are no strangers to campaign rallies taking place in their backyard.

And while most media coverage of these events focuses on the candidates, it often misses the work, chaos — and at times, normalcy — that goes on behind the scenes.

These photos may not make the front page of a newspaper, but that’s intentional. Instead of focusing on the candidate, they highlight the broader network that makes elections possible: journalists, staffers, security personnel, and most importantly, the voters.