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Election 2012 results: Vote totals, final results, electoral votes, live election coverage
Get full election coverage and final results of local and national races.
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The states considered tossups are Colorado, Florida, New Hampshire, Ohio, Virginia and Wisconsin. -
Just saw a Warren ad after a long drought.by Noah Bierman via twitter 11/6/2012 9:28:58 PM -
These are the states we’ll be watching closely tonight, in order of poll closing times:
Virginia (13 electoral votes): Last polls close at 7 p.m.
North Carolina (15 electoral votes): Last polls close at 7:30 p.m.
Ohio (18 electoral votes): Last polls close at 7:30 p.m.
Florida (29 electoral votes): Last polls close at 8 p.m.
New Hampshire (4 electoral votes): Last polls close at 8 p.m.
Pennsylvania (20 electoral votes): Last polls close at 8 p.m.
Colorado (9 electoral votes): Last polls close at 9 p.m.
Wisconsin (10 electoral votes): Last polls close at 9 p.m.
Iowa (6 electoral votes): Last polls close at 10 p.m.
Nevada (6 electoral votes): Last polls close at 10 p.m. -
Chris Christie says he didn’t snub Mitt Romney by skipping Sunday's rally, blasts "know-nothing, disgruntled Romney staffers" -
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Earlier today, President Obama made a phone call to a campaign volunteer during a visit to a campaign field office in Chicago. Photo by Jason Reed/Reuters.
by PBS NewsHour via Newshour.s3.amazonaws:80 11/6/2012 9:32:41 PM -
RT @AylaBrown: This will probably be our next Christmas photo!!! Haha scottbrownma @gailonthetrail instagr.am/p/Rs_1fNFOLn/
by Cynthia Needham via twitter 11/6/2012 9:34:09 PM -
Electronic voting machine in Pennsylvania records vote for Mitt Romney when voter selects Barack Obama: on.msnbc.com
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RT @ErinMcPike: According to GOP sources on the ground, Romney camp's "ORCA" turnout app has crashed, so they can't monitor their turnou ...by Matt Viser via twitter 11/6/2012 9:35:08 PM -
Elsewhere in New Hampshire, polls also opened just after midnight in this town, Hart’s Location. Volunteer Nancy Dindorf checks a name off her list as town moderator Les Schoof places a ballot in the box at the city’s town hall. Photo by Alexander Cohn/Concord Monitor.
by PBS NewsHour via Newshour.s3.amazonaws:80 11/6/2012 9:36:29 PM -
As is tradition, the small New Hampshire hamlet of Dixville Notch held its vote right at midnight Tuesday, and its residents rendered a split decision, with President Obama and Mitt Romney receiving five votes apiece. It's the first-ever tie recorded there. Is it a harbinger of a long night? More in today’s Morning Line.
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Turnout at many of Quincy's 30 polling places was high on Tuesday, as residents came to vote on decisions on 12 races and three questions. At the Wollaston School, clerk Gigi Thompson said the turnout was "unbelievable." -
This guy's counting on you: OFA.BO pbs.twimg.com
by Barack Obama via twitter 11/6/2012 9:38:07 PM -
OKLAHOMA CITY -- As one of the reddest states in the country, Oklahoma's presidential ballots are practically a foregone conclusion. But two races in the eastern half of the state are in high contention: Congressional District 1 and Congressional District 2. The latter has drawn national attention, as recent polls show that the district, which has been held by Democrat Dan Boren since 2004, may flip and further strengthen the Republican foothold in the House of Representatives. The race pits Republican candidate Markwayne Mullin against Democratic candidate Rob Wallace. In this report, Oklahoma News Report journalist Steve Bennett speaks with each candidate, one of which says tonight's election for CD2 is a choice between right and wrong, while the other says it's a choice between socialism and the republic.
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The day has arrived! Find your polling place --> bit.ly
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RT @SarahH_CBSNJ: Per pool, Romney told PA volunteers they "don't need to be disparaging of the other guy. The president has run a stron ...by Matt Viser via twitter 11/6/2012 9:40:54 PM
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OKLAHOMA CITY -- The wait time was more than an hour and ten minutes at Precinct 73 in north Norman, Oklahoma. Cars filled the church parking lot and were parked on both sides of the street for several blocks on both sides of the polling place. Some precincts had virtually no wait time, but turnout in Oklahoma is heavy, with about 67 percent of registered voters expected to vote.
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NEW YORK -- Ramona Roxanne Beard and her daughter Ashley Adeline Beard live in Coney Island in a building that still has no heat, no electricity and no hot water. They live on the seventh floor and the elevators are down. They had to take the bus to get to their polling site, pictured here, which was in a brand new location. But despite all the hardships, they were cheerful and optimistic. "I don’t have a lot but I have the power to vote,” said the elder Ms. Beard, in red.
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88-yr-old man collapsed while in line to vote at this station in #Chinatown, was conscious when EMTs came #maVote pbs.twimg.com
by Travis Andersen via twitter 11/6/2012 9:46:05 PM -
LUBBOCK, Texas - County election officials expect 30-40% of total voters to cast their ballot on Election Day. A majority of the rest vote during the two weeks of early voting. Total voter turnout for Election Day in Lubbock so far is at just under 16,000. We spoke with some Texas Tech University students who cast their ballot today. -
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NEW YORK -- The running theme in New York City today is how difficult is has been to vote, given that many new polling stations were not announced until late on Monday. But a Coney Island voter bucked the trend.
“It takes too much energy to complain,” said Ramona Beard, a big grin across her face and her arm around her daughter. “My daughter just got her bachelor’s degree! Other people are living out of boxes and I still have my apartment, my clothes, my sneakers. I’m happy to be alive.”
“It was devastating but I’m like, ‘God, I thank you,’ because we didn’t lose everything,” she said. “I don’t have a lot but I have the power to vote.” -
Latest polling number update in Boston: As of 3 p.m., 148,133 people had voted, representing 38.26 percent of the city’s registered voters, according to the mayor’s office. Turnout is slightly lower than during the last presidential election. As of 3 p.m. on Election Day in 2008, 152,780 people had voted. Check out more details.
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Ours is better (contractually obligated to say this) but the Economist has a pretty good electoral map. -
Big Bird casts his ballot #Election2012 PHOTO: pbs.twimg.com
by yahoo via twitter 11/6/2012 9:55:49 PM -
MISSOULA, Mont. -- Although the battle for the U.S. Senate seat in Montana has dominated national headlines and much of the airwaves in this state, there are some closely fought races happening further down the ballot. The contest for governor has attracted a lot of attention and some questionable financial moves by the campaigns and the voters are also weighing in on four controversial ballot initiatives that cover issues like medical marijuana and corporate personhood. One initiative, put on the ballot by the Republican legislature, would ban undocumented residents from receiving state services. As journalism student Patrick Record reports, the debate is about the possibility of illegal immigration becoming an issue in Big Sky country rather than any what is happening now.
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At 4:30 p.m. EST, the McCormick Center, where Obama will watch vote, began cranking music. 1st song: 'Your Love is Lifting Me Higher.'by Brian MacQuarrie via twitter 11/6/2012 9:56:20 PM -
Express your feelings about the election with this interactive word map, The Words of a Nation, from NYTimes.com. -
Last week, Mitch Fox of Vegas PBS reported on the fight for a new congressional seat in battleground Nevada.
NewsHour’s Mike Melia also looked at the tight Senate contest there. -
Voters in Ames, Iowa cast their vote at 9:13 a.m. in the gymnasium at Willow Creek Church. Lines moved quickly and voters had nearly no wait before casting their vote. Photo by Matt Van Winkle.
by PBS NewsHour via Newshour.s3.amazonaws:80 11/6/2012 10:02:56 PM -
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Perhaps no congressional district in Oklahoma is more Republican than the state's First Congressional District. The last Democrat to serve the district was James R. Jones, and that was over 25 years ago. But in a surprising primary election shake-down, incumbent James Sullivan lost his party's nomination for the district to political newcomer Jim Bridenstine. Running against him are two other political greenhorns: independent Craig Allen and Democratic candidate John Olsen.
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Mitt Romney got a surprise endorsement from musician Meat Loaf at a high school rally last week.
The shot above is of Meat Loaf watching as Romney speaks during a campaign rally on Thursday in Defiance, Ohio. Photo by Justin Sullivan / Getty Images.by PBS NewsHour via Newshour.s3.amazonaws:80 11/6/2012 10:12:29 PM -
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If you're looking to lighten the mood, the New Yorker has rounded up 12 Election Day cartoons. Of course, this year, the fifth slide could be chillingly relevant humor.
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NewsHour producer Aisha Turner spoke with Gene Grant, host of PBS’s “New Mexico in Focus.”
Grant thinks New Mexico will go for President Obama, partially out of an expectation that Republican nominee Mitt Romney will cede some votes to Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson – the state’s former governor. -
From the archives: In July, NewsHour senior correspondent Gwen Ifill visited Des Moines, Iowa, where the candidates flocked to the famous Iowa State Fair.
In her column today, Gwen Ifill writes reminisces about her early years covering campaigns. Back then she was assigned to covering the losing candidates, “like the political angel of death,” she writes. (And bonus: the column includes a shot of Gwen covering Rev. Jesse Jackson’s 1988 presidential campaign.) -
Want free stuff for voting? Free coffee, cannolis, egg rolls, ice cream, and more just for showing off your "I Voted" sticker. Boston Magazine and Bostinno have compiled lists of all the local venues offering freebies.
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As of 3 p.m., Boston ward w. highest registered voter % turnout is Ward 19 in Jamaica Plain & Roslindale - 50.75% #mavote @BostonDotComby YTJamaicaPlain via twitter 11/6/2012 10:19:11 PM
