Chicago — President Obama and his family take the stage for his acceptance speech.

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Chicago — President Obama delivers his victory speech at Chicago's McCormick Place.

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Chicago — President Obama and family arrive on stage after his reelection.

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Boston — Mitt Romney and wife Ann wave to supporters at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center.

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St. Louis — Michelle Zielinski, center, hugs Jared Goudsmit after President Obama was projected to win during an election party at Chase Park Plaza Hotel.

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Boston — The pro-Romney crowd reacts at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center as Fox News calls the race for Obama.

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Republicans Carole Cole, left, of Tustin, closes her eyes and turns away from the television and Karen Jerpseth, center, of Mission Viejo, weeps after hearing the news that President Barack Obama won the state of Ohio, thereby ensuring his re-election during an election night party' at the Westin South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa

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Los Angeles — Dozens of people celebrate at Tollivers Barber Shop as it's announced that President Obama won the key battleground state of Ohio.

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Atlanta — Supporters of President Obama react to election returns at a party sponsored by the Democratic Party of Georgia.

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Boston — A somber night for Romney supporters.

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Los Angeles — Vivian Leon embraces daughter Ashley Lomelin upon hearing that President Obama won reelection.

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Chicago — Supporters of President Obama cheer after networks project his win.

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Chicago — An Obama supporter attends the election night party at McCormick Place.

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Boston — Romney backers react while watching televised election results in Boston.

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Boston — The pro-Romney crowd watches quietly.

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Chicago — An Obama supporter at McCormick Place.

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Los Angeles — Voters cast their ballots at the Los Angeles Wedding Chapel in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles.

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Los Angeles — Maurice Prince, 96, adjusts her wheelchair before entering the third polling station of the day. Prince has worked at polling stations every election for the last 50 years. This year she signed up to volunteer, but was turned away at each site she visited.

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Long Beach — While voters mark their ballots, Janet Allen folds her clean clothes at Super Suds laundry in Long Beach. Allen said she mailed in her ballot a couple of weeks ago and was surprised to see dozens of people lined up to get their voting material.

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Voters cast their ballots as swimmers take laps at the Echo Park Pool in Los Angeles.

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Lakewood — Voters mark their ballots as pinatas watch over them at Alin Party Supply in Lakewood.

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South Pasadena — Voter Jim Fennessy casts his ballot at a polling site at a private home.

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San Francisco — Mary Lee votes at the Neptune Society Columbarium in San Francisco. The Neoclassical columbarium, built in 1898, is one of the last in San Francisco.

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Denver — Ben Ballance of Denver walks past a pair of painted mailboxes in the Capitol Hill neighborhood.

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Chicago — Voters cast their ballots in a polling station inside the Latin American Motorcycle Assn. Hall in Chicago.

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Athens, Ohio — A voter casts a ballot at the Hocking Valley Sportsman Club polling location in Athens.

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Dallas — A fire station serves as a polling place.

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Voters line up outside a polling place at the Cetacean Society building on Point Fermin in L.A.'s San Pedro neighborhood.

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Voters are reflected in the window of a Manhattan Beach polling location.

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Los Angeles — Mike Wigart, left, casts his ballot at a polling station in the garage of the Los Angeles County lifeguard headquarters.

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Toledo, Ohio — Nina Bush reacts as she finishes voting at a polling site at the Toledo Police Museum.

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Pembroke Pines, Fla. — Kezia Gipson, 3, waits with her grandparents in a line of voters at the International Longshoreman's Assn. office.

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Oxford, Miss. — Poll workers Matt Moore, left, and Keith Cain run to make sure voting machines don't fall as Prabhakar Mantena trips over a cord after voting at the Oxford Conference Center.

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Salt Lake City, Utah — Chris Holifield votes at the Krishna Temple polling station.

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Voters in Somerville, Mass. a suburb of Boston, wait up to two hours to vote on a cold morning.

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Belmont, Mass. — Mitt Romney and his wife, Ann, cast their ballots at Beech Street Center near Boston.

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Chicago — President Obama calls a volunteer from a campaign office.

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Oakland — California Gov. Jerry Brown goes to turn in his completed ballot at a fire station.

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San Pedro — Rep. Janice Hahn greets Rosemary Mossbarger, right, at the Little Sisters of the Poor auditorium in L.A.'s San Pedro neighborhood.

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Rep. Brad Sherman watches as his wife Lisa gets an "I voted" sticker at a polling station at Horace Heidt Estates in L.A.'s Sherman Oaks neighborhood.

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Pasadena — Alan Jackson, center, candidate for Los Angeles County district attorney, prepares to drop off his ballot after voting at Blair High School.

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Georgetown, Wis. — Election inspector Jim Nodorft unfurls an American flag outside the Smelser Town hall as the polls opened at 7 a.m.

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