Election Day 2012: Constant Coverage
Election Day 2012 coverage updated continuously throughout the day and night.
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Election Day 2012 coverage updated continuously throughout the day and night.
President Barack Obama has won a second term in the White House, defeating Republican nominee Mitt Romney.
The lone Congressional district in Florida that was too close to call could send one of the most fiery Congressman out of Washington.
It wasn't just political offices Miami-Dade County voters had to evaluate during Tuesday's election. They made their voices heard on a variety of proposed amendments to the Miami-Dade County Charter.
The race for Florida's 26th district congressional seat has been one of the most bitter in recent memory.
Many voters in Broward County will remember Election Day 2012 for long lines, not enough ballots and a majority of precincts that only had one ballot scanning machine, which many said led to lengthy backups.
Broward County delivered the most stunning victory Tuesday night with Republican Sheriff Al Lamberti looking like he has been defeated in his bid for re-election by Democrat Scott Israel.
Three Supreme Court justices targeted by social conservatives and the Republican Party of Florida easily survived merit retention votes Tuesday.
One of the most contentious and expensive Congressional campaigns went to the Democrats in the 22nd Congressional District that includes part of Broward and Palm Beach counties.
Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz was one of several Florida Congressional candidates who cruised to victory Tuesday night.
Much of the lengthy ballot in Florida was due to multiple state constitutional amendments that each required at least 60 percent support from voters to become law. The high threshold makes it nearly impossible for most initiatives to pass.
Several key races across Florida are still up in the air more than two hours after the polls have closed across the state.
When election season began, many Republicans pointed to Florida Senator Bill Nelson as a possible seat that could flip to the GOP in 2012. But that didn't turn out to be the case as the Associated Press has called the race and declared Senator Bill Nelson the winner of another six-year term in the Senate.
Voters lined up before dawn across Miami-Dade to cast their ballots on Election Day.
The 2012 presidential election will go down as the first billion dollar campaign in American history, but that's just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the numbers that will define the 2012 election.
