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Virginia's US House members re-elected
11/6/12 10:03 PM
Results of Tuesday's election leave Republicans with an 8-3 advantage over Democrats in the state's House of Representatives delegation.
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2012 Election: Obama, Romney election results
11/6/12 9:04 PM
The critical battlegrounds with the key to victory were unsettled, Virginia, Ohio and Florida among them, with long lines in many locations after poll-close time.
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Election 2012: Md. sees massive voter turnout
11/6/12 7:28 PM
This election season Maryland hasn’t seen a big push from the candidates for president, but it’s still seeing a massive voter turnout.
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2012 Election: Mitt Romney campaigns on Nov. 6
11/6/12 7:27 PM
With little sleep and losing his voice, GOP challenger Mitt Romney didn't take the customary day off on election day.
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Prince William, Loudoun County, big factors in presidential race
11/6/12 7:25 PM
Many political experts say Prince William and Loudoun Counties will be key in deciding who will be our next President.

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Presidential election 2012: Twitter, social media chatter from across America
11/6/12 7:13 PM
Tuesday's election is bound to be another one of social media's biggest nights as Americans choose their president for the next four years. Check out our interactive feature spotlighting the best of Twitter, YouTube and Flickr from Election Day.
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Prince George's County: Same-sex marriage, casino gambling and The Dream Act
11/6/12 5:50 PM
Prince George’s County is ground zero in the battle over three hot button issues.
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Election 2012: Voters head to polls in Battleground Va.
11/6/12 4:20 PM
Voting sites from Florida to Maine were packed Tuesday morning, but few were as packed as those in Virginia.
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TSA confiscates stun gun disguised as phone
11/6/12 2:16 PM
Police say a woman disguised a stun gun as a cell phone at Reagan Washington National Airport Tuesday morning.
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2012 Electoral Map: POLITICO map for Obama, Romney
11/6/12 9:25 PM
It'll be a slow crawl to 270 all night, though, so make sure to keep track of every vote with our interactive map.
2012 Election: Virginia voters have economy on the mind
11/6/12 7:30 PM
Economic concerns weighed heavily on the minds of Virginia voters as they went to the polls, with more than six in 10 voters saying it was the most important issue facing the country, according to preliminary results from exit polling in the state Tuesday for The Associated Press.
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2012 election: Tim Kaine, George Allen compete for Senate seat
11/6/12 7:27 PM
The two former governors are vying Tuesday for the seat Democratic Sen. Jim Webb is vacating, and it could determine whether Democrats keep a thin Senate majority.
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Election 2012: Voters met with long lines at polls
11/6/12 7:26 PM
So far we've seen an incredible turnout at the polls in Va., Md., and D.C. But for many, that voter enthusiasm has also meant long waits and frustration.
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Supporters, opponents spend last day rallying for Question 6 and 7
11/6/12 7:25 PM
Voters in Maryland will decide whether gambling should be expanded, same-sex marriage should be legalized, and if the children of illegal immigrants should pay in-state college tuition rates when they head to the polls Tuesday.
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2012 Election: Some election issues reported in D.C. region
11/6/12 6:36 PM
Officials say several D.C. poll workers didn't show up Tuesday, so 70 extra volunteers were sent out across the city to help but lines were so long in some places.
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Vernon Bryant Jr. killed in Hanover crash
11/6/12 5:44 PM
Police say Vernon Bryant Jr. of Hanover struck a guardrail and crashed just after 1 a.m. on Corporate Center Drive near Old Stoney Run Way.
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2012 Election: Nov. 6 Obama, Romney make last minute pitches
11/6/12 3:35 PM
Polls going into Election Day showed President Obama with a narrow lead there, and Mitt Romney said the eleventh-hour campaigning was meant to leave him with no regrets.
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President Obama speaks with ABC7's Scott Thuman
11/6/12 2:06 PM
Only on ABC7 this Election Day, President Obama spoke with senior political reporter Scott Thuman in Chicago.
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