Shortly after polls closed on the West Coast, U.S. voters are anxiously awaiting the results of each state's polls, with the two candidates running neck-in-neck in a number of crucial states.
Americans Await Results Of Presidential Election
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Hotel employee Denzil Telphia of Boston steams the wrinkles from an American flag hanging as a backdrop at the election night party for Democrat Elizabeth Warren, who won a seat in the U.S. Senate.
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Poll workers count authority slips generated by electronic voting machines while preparing to close a polling place at the end of voting in Columbus, Ohio.
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People react as one state's results are called for Republican nominee Mitt Romney during an election night party at The Venetian in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Raena Lamont, 3, wears a Captain America costume at a polling center doubling as a donation site in the Staten Island borough of New York City.
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Passers-by glance up at TV screens to follow the results during an election-night rally for Mitt Romney in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Steve Hines hands a Personal Electronic Ballot (PEB) device, which contains electronic records of votes, to Jessica Shue at the Mecklenburg County Board of Elections office in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Members of the media await the results of the presidential election in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Supporters watch voting returns at an election night rally for Mitt Romney in Boston, Massachusetts.
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The Obama campaign headquarters is already beginning to be cleared out as campaign staffers make their Election Day push in Reno, Nevada.
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A voter leaves after casting a ballot at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio.
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Obama supporter Dina Rutledge watches voting results on election night in Chicago, Illinois.
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A man makes last-minute adjustments at McCormick Place, the site of U.S. President Barack Obama's post-election speech, in Chicago, Illinois.
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A composite photo shows silhouettes of President Barack Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney.
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Mitt Romney greets workers at a campaign call center in Green Tree, Pennsylvania.
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President Barack Obama autographs a shoe for a supporter after visiting a campaign office in Chicago, Illinois.
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A composite photo shows the two candidates on election day.
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Supporters of US Presidential candidate Mitt Romney gather on election night in Boston Massachusetts.
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Supporters of President Barack Obama cheer during the Obama Election Night watch party at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois.