Regardless who is elected President, Mayor of San Diego, or as a member of Congress, voters have witnessed a very tumultuous election cycle in 2012. With a tense election day ahead, the city and state are anxiously awaiting their next leaders, and since there are so many candidates on the ballot, IVN San Diego has provided the an abridged guide for key races for San Diego.

[Update 5:20 PM PST]

Independent candidate Angus King is projected, by CNN, to win the Senate seat in Maine.

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[Update 5:15 PM PST]

In Ohio, 1.8 million voters cast their ballot early or by absentee ballot. It could still be some time before we know a victory.

CNN projects Georgia will go to Mitt Romney.

In Florida, over half of the precincts are reporting a very slight lead for Romney now. This is the first time the GOP candidate has taken the lead tonight. His lead is 52-47.

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As election day is getting closer, the outcome remains uncertain in many polls. However, Obama is winning in Paris where the famous Harry's New York Bar's straw vote is taking place.

[Update 8:18 PM PST]

IVN.us announces Barack Obama has been re-elected to a second term.

[Update 8:17 PM PST]

CNN projects President Barack Obama will win re-election by taking the state of Ohio.

[Update 8:15 PM PST]

With the projection of Oregon going to Obama, statistically speaking it is very unlikely Romney will be able to pull off a victory because one more state will put the president over the top.

It’s the morning of Wednesday, November 7, 2012, and every major news outlet is reporting that for the first time in nearly two centuries, there is a tie in the electoral vote. Both Mitt Romney and Barack Obama have secured 269 votes. Fire begins to rain down from the sky, the ground begins to quake, and Republicans and Democrats lose their minds.