--- title: 2014 Midterms Old Voter: 102-Year-Old Votes For First Time description: Guadalupe Portillo, a 102-year-old immigrant, voted in a national election for the first time on Tuesday. canonical: https://time.com/3556682/102-year-old-first-vote/ author: Justin Worland article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-11-04T19:39:20.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-01T09:01:58.084Z article:section: Politics og:title: 2014 Midterms Old Voter: 102-Year-Old Votes For First Time og:description: Guadalupe Portillo, a 102-year-old immigrant, voted in a national election for the first time on Tuesday. og:url: https://time.com/3556682/102-year-old-first-vote/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd5d803bacc5acaed/6987642455a85929e6a8393d/2014-election.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2100 og:image:height: 1181 og:image:alt: APTOPIX America Votes og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 2014 Midterms Old Voter: 102-Year-Old Votes For First Time twitter:description: Guadalupe Portillo, a 102-year-old immigrant, voted in a national election for the first time on Tuesday. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd5d803bacc5acaed/6987642455a85929e6a8393d/2014-election.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 102-Year-Old Votes in U.S. for the First Time > Sponsored content. 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She told NBC that she counts immigration reform among the issues that inspired her to get to the polls. \[[_Today_](http://www.today.com/news/its-never-too-late-says-102-year-old-voting-her-1D80265959)\] ## Transcript That's right here is 102 year old Guadalupe Portillo a Mexican immigrant who last year became a US citizen. Portillo will now have the long awaited opportunity of voting. She says the simple act of casting a ballot is sure to give her a feeling that she's never had before. 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