A boy holding an American flag peeks out of the voting booth as his mother votes in New Hampton, N.H. The 2012 election didn't have the record-setting voter turnout of the 2008 election. Numbers were affected in the Northeast, at least, by Hurricane Sandy. Still, the U.S. and the world were captivated by Election Day excitement.
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A freshman at the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colo., votes in his first U.S. presidential election.
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A Chicago woman votes at the Urbanimal Pet Store polling place.
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Pro-commonwealth Puerto Ricans cheer in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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A surfer waits to vote during at Venice Beach lifeguard station in Los Angeles, Calif.
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A carved pumpkin greets voters at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind.
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A Boston terrier sports her owner's "I Voted" sticker.
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People react to the U.S. election results at a party at the U.S. embassy in London.
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President Barack Obama waves as he walks on stage with first lady Michelle Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha at his election night party in Chicago.
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Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and his wife Ann Romney wave to supporters after Romney conceded the race at his election night rally, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, in Boston. (AP Photo/)
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A man cheers as the race is called for President Barack Obama at the Nevada State Democrats party in Las Vegas.
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Two women comfort each other during an election night party in Las Vegas.
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Democrat Joe Donnelly celebrates with his wife Jill after winning a U.S. Senate seat over Republican Richard Mourdock in Indianapolis.
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Mitt Romney supporters react to voting returns at the election night rally for Romney in Boston.
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Supporters of President Barack Obama watch returns in Chicago.
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Henry Gillibrand, 4, son of U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., sleeps on his father's lap. His mother hung onto her Senate seat.
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The Rev. Jesse Jackson, left, celebrates in Columbus, Ohio, with Democrat Joyce Beatty, center, who won a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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People watch coverage of the election at the New York Republican State Committee''s Victory Party event in New York.
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A Girl Scout rests on the floor after participating in the Pledge of Allegiance during the election night rally for Mitt Romney in Boston.
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U.S. Rep. Martha Roby, R-Montgomery, is embraced by her kids Margaret, 7, and George, 3, as she watches election returns in Montgomery, Ala. Roby won a second two-year term.
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A woman reacts as she watches the returns during a party in Las Vegas.
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Governor-elect Pat McCrory kisses his wife, Ann, as they celebrate his victory in the North Carolina gubernatorial race, in Charlotte, N.C.
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Connie Mack V stretches as he waits for his dad, U.S. Rep. Connie Mack, right, to speak in Bonita Springs, Fla. Rep. Mack lost the senate race.
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A woman attends a U.S. Embassy-organized election event in New Delhi, India.
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A Republican supporter watches voting returns at the election night rally for Mitt Romney in Boston.
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People lean back to see early election results displayed on a utility lift suspended from the front of the GE Building at Rockefeller Center in New York.
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West Virginia senate candidate John Raese greets supporters at Monongalia County Republican headquarters in Morgantown, W.Va.
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Supporters of Republican Richard Mourdock in Indianapolis, an Indiana candidate for a U.S. Senate seat react to news that Democrat Joe Donnelly won the race.
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U.S. Rep. Connie Mack IV (R-Fla.) reacts after losing a Senate race at a rally in Bonita Springs, Fla.
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Democratic Gov. Peter Shumlin, center, celebrates his victory with his daughters Olivia left, and Becca, right, in Burlington, Vt.
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A Utah Republican watches a TV screen as the announcement of the re-election of President Barack Obama is made at the party's headquarters in Salt Lake City.
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Sarah Obama, step-grandmother of President Barack Obama, speaks about Obama's re-election in Kogelo, Kenya.
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Supporters of U.S. Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass., react while watching televised election results at a party in a hotel in Boston Brown lost to Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren.
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Supporters of President Barack Obama cheer while watching returns prior to his election night rally in Chicago.
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A supporter reacts to voting results on TV during Mitt Romney's election night rally in Boston.
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Supporters of President Barack Obama cheer at the returns in Chicago.
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Supporters of Mitt Romney watch results during the Republican challenger's rally in Boston.
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Children at SDN 01 Menteng elementary school erupt into cheers on hearing President Barack Obama had won the election. Obama once attended the Jakarta, Indonesia, school.
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Supporters of President Barack Obama cheer his impending re-election at his election rally in Chicago.
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Two women show their support of President Barack Obama by leaping in the air at New York State Democratic Headquarters following Election Day.
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Supporters react while watching results during Mitt Romney's election rally in Boston.
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A supporter of President Barack Obama celebrates at a rally in Chicago.
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A Mitt Romney supporter watches voting returns at the election night rally for the Republican presidential nominee in Boston.
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President Barack Obama speaks during his election night victory rally in Chicago.
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Supporters of U.S. President Barack Obama celebrate during his election night victory rally in Chicago.
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A boy holding an American flag peeks out of the voting booth as his mother votes in New Hampton, N.H. The 2012 election didn't have the record-setting voter turnout of the 2008 election. Numbers were affected in the Northeast, at least, by Hurricane Sandy. Still, the U.S. and the world were captivated by Election Day excitement.