By PHILIP ELLIOTTAssociated Press
JANESVILLE, Wis. (AP) - Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan has cast his ballot in the 2012 elections, saying he feels good about his ticket's chances.
Asked whether he and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney would win the election,
WASHINGTON (AP) - Around the country on Election Day 2012 with AP reporters bringing the latest developments to you:
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A LINCOLN INTERLUDE
On election night, when it came to presidents on television, Barack Obama had some competition. Abraham Lincoln gave him a real run for his money.
More than
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - Puerto Ricans are facing a fundamental question on their ballots: Should they change their ties with the United States?
Election Day is a holiday in the U.S. island territory and the streets are quiet except around polling stations. The U.S. island territory does not
BELMONT, Mass. (AP) - Mitt Romney and wife, Ann, cast their votes in 2012 presidential election.
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By The Associated Press
On Election Day, Americans took time to vote, and to explain why this ritual means so much to them. At polling places and in luncheonettes, on the storm-battered East Coast and in a California city hobbled by foreclosure, in precincts large and small, they celebrated
GREENVILLE, Del. (AP) - VP Joe Biden, wife Jill Biden, cast votes in Delaware.
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By JIM KUHNHENN and JULIE PACEAssociated Press
CHICAGO (AP) - A triumphant President Barack Obama heralded his re-election with a call to action early Wednesday, telling Americans that their citizenship doesn't end with their vote and declaring that the "best is yet to come."
Obama offered a
By KASIE HUNT and STEVE PEOPLESAssociated Press
BOSTON (AP) - After nearly six years trying to become president, Mitt Romney conceded he had lost to President Barack Obama early Wednesday morning, declaring that "this election is over, but our principles endure."
"I believe in
By CURT ANDERSONAssociated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - Voters in key states such as Florida and Virginia waited in long lines hours after polls closed Tuesday night to cast ballots, even as politicians and their supporters urged them not to give up despite the long delays.
Candidates turned to
By The Associated Press
Squeakers in presidential elections over the past century, in which the winner collected fewer than 300 Electoral College votes:
1916: Democratic incumbent Woodrow Wilson defeats Republican Charles Hughes 277 to 254.
1976: Democrat Jimmy Carter defeats Republican
