U.S. Presidential Election 2012: Live Updates
The U.S. election could be
one of the closest in history, with polls showing Barack Obama and Mitt
Romney virtually tied. All eyes are on the crucial swing states, which
will likely make the difference. Follow developments and results
throughout the night here:
11:20 ET: Swing-state update
CNN projecting Obama will win Minnesota’s 10 electoral votes; Romney will win Arizona’s 11 votes,
11:06 p.m. ET
More CNN projections: Obama wins in California, Romney wins in Idaho
11:05 p.m. ET
CNN projecting Obama will win Minnesota’s 10 electoral votes; Romney will win Arizona’s 11 votes
11:03 p.m. ET
Florida still a dead heat with 91% of polls reporting
Obama still looking strong in Ohio
10:53 p.m. ET
Twittersphere is starting to point toward an Obama victory
NBC News declares Barack Obama as the projected winner of the Presidency of United States. More at NBCNews.com #NBCPolitics
With projected wins in Iowa, Wisconsin, New Mexico and Minnesota (the latter confirmed), President Barack Obama has overtaken Republican challenger Mitt Romney in Electoral College votes, currently leading by a projected count of 249 to 191. Several crucial swing states, however, are still in play:
OHIO (68% reporting)
Barack Obama: 50.1% (1,985,579 votes)
Mitt Romney: 48.2% (1,909,974)
FLORIDA (94% reporting)
Barack Obama: 49.8% (3,924,921 votes)
Mitt Romney: 49.3% (3,888,516 votes)
VIRGINIA (88% reporting)
Mitt Romney: 49.7% (1,481,554)
Barack Obama: 48.9% (1,456,823)
Republicans drove toward renewed control of the House on Tuesday as Democrats failed to make any significant inroads into the GOP’s delegations from the East, South and Midwest.STATE OF PLAY AT 11:05 p.m. ET
With more than half of the 435 House races called by The Associated Press, Republicans had won 151 seats and were leading in 53 more. Democrats had taken 89 districts and led in 56 others.
There were another 20 seats in Western states where Republican incumbents were not facing serious challenges, but those polls remained open. A party needs 218 seats to control the House.
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11:05 p.m. ET
- Obama captures hard-fought New Hampshire, the first of the pivotal battleground state
- President also secures Pennsylvania, where Romney campaigned twice in the race’s closing days
- Romney leads in the national popular vote with 25.2 million votes, or 50%. Obama had 24.2 million, or 48%, with 32 of precincts tallied
- Romney also holds an early electoral vote advantage, 159-147, with 270 needed for victory, although he lost his home state of Michigan as well as Massachusetts, where he served as governor
- New Hampshire aside, the battlegrounds that hold the keys to the White House are anything but settled – Virginia, Ohio and Florida among them
- Anti-Canada-U.S. bridge initiative in Michigan headed for defeat
- Colorado appears poised to legalize the growth and possession of small amounts of pot for recreational use
- Democrats set to renew their Senate majority, Republicans set to hold onto House
CNN projecting Obama will win Minnesota’s 10 electoral votes; Romney will win Arizona’s 11 votes,
11:06 p.m. ET
More CNN projections: Obama wins in California, Romney wins in Idaho
CNN projects Obama wins California, Hawaii, Washington; Romney wins Idaho, Montana
CNN projecting Obama will win Minnesota’s 10 electoral votes; Romney will win Arizona’s 11 votes
11:03 p.m. ET
Florida still a dead heat with 91% of polls reporting
FLORIDA (with 91% of polls reporting)10:58 p.m. ET
Barack Obama: 49.7% (3,856,644 votes)
Mitt Romney: 49.4% (3,835,480 votes)
Other: 0.7% (66,726)
Kelly McParland: Billionaire’s bid to kill bridge to Canada ‘crushed’ in Michigan10:56 p.m. ET
The Detroit Free Press says the anti-bridge initiative in Michigan was “crushed”:
“Proposal 6, which drew $33.2 million in spending from Ambassador Bridge owner Manuel (Matty) Moroun to require a statewide vote on a new bridge to Canada, was headed for defeat, 68%-32%, the poll found. With 21% of precincts reporting, Prop 6 was trailing 63%-37%.”
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Obama still looking strong in Ohio
Twittersphere is starting to point toward an Obama victory
As Americans headed to voting booths, campaign teams for both candidates worked feverishly at the last minute to mobilize supporters to cast their ballots.
Polls will begin to close in Indiana and Kentucky at 6 p.m. ET on Tuesday, with voting ending across the country over the next six hours.
The first results, by tradition, were tallied in Dixville Notch and Hart’s Location, New Hampshire, shortly after midnight. Obama and Romney each received five votes in Dixville Notch. In Hart’s Location, Obama got 23 votes to 9 votes for Romney and two votes for Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson.
The close presidential race raises the prospect of a disputed outcome similar to the 2000 election, which was decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. Both campaigns have assembled legal teams to deal with possible voting problems, challenges or recounts.
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posted by Pieface @ Wednesday, November 07, 2012
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