Photos: Election Day in Arizona
Election Day in Pima County and throughout Arizona.
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U.S. Representative Ron Barber with his wife Nancy applauds the acceptance speech of Barack Obama at the the Democratic Party's election celebration at the University Park Marriott.
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Victoria Steele, in a tight race for Arizona House, District 9, gives a fist pump as she heads for the stage to speak at the the Democratic Party's election celebration at the University Park Marriott.
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Martha McSally, Republican for Congress, District 2, looks at her photograph of herself with Cienega High School student Briana Tibbetts, 16, while hosting a party for her supporters at the Radisson Suites at 6555 E Speedway Blvd. The photograph is going to Tibbets father, Wiley Tibbets, working in Afghanistan and under contract with the US Army. Stacy Tibbets, Briana's mother, stands at left.
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U.S. Rep. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., and his wife Cheryl, wave during an election night party, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, at a hotel in Phoenix. Flake is seeking retiring Sen. Jon Kyl's Senate seat along with democratic challenger Richard Carmona.
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David Bradley, who defeated Frank Antenori for Arizona State Senate, District 10, speaks to the crowd at the the Democratic Party's election celebration at the University Park Marriott.
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Stefanie Mach, left, and Bruce Wheeler, candidates for Arizona House, District 10, wait to speak at the the Democratic Party's election celebration at the University Park Marriott.
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Steve Farley, candidate for Arizona State Senate, District 9, speaks to the crowd at the the Democratic Party's election celebration at the University Park Marriott.
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Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Rich Carmona acknowledges the crowd as he gives his concession speech at the the Democratic Party's election celebration at the University Park Marriott.
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The crowd celebrates as MSNBC declares Barack Obama the winner at the the Democratic Party's election celebration at the University Park Marriott.
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Lisa Jones celebrates as the news is announced that Barack Obama is re-elected president at the the Democratic Party's election celebration at the University Park Marriott.
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Arizona Congressional District 3 candidate Gabriela Saucedo Mercer reacts to early results around 8:20 p.m. with her campaign staff at the GOP election party at the Sheraton Hotel on East Grant Road on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012.
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Campaign staff for Republican Congressional candidate Gabriela Saucedo Mercer's watch early returns on an iPad at the GOP Party at the Sheraton Tucson. From left: Faith Burton, Adam Stevens, Anthony Gonzalez and Rey Torres.
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Pima County Sheriff candidate Mark Napier, right, talks with supporters at the GOP election party at the Sheraton Hotel on East Grant Road on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012.
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District 10 Arizona House candidate Frank Antenori speaks to the GOP election party crowd at the Sheraton Hotel on East Grant Road on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012.
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Parker Farrington, 10, gets ready to lob a pass to Sean Ulrich as they wait for their parents to vote at St. Rita in the Desert Catholic Church in Vail, Ariz.
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A line snakes through the courtyard of St. Rita in the Desert Catholic Church as voters turn out in the early evening hours to cast their votes in the general election on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Vail, Ariz.
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People wait in a long line at Community Christian Church,in Yuma, Ariz.,, to cast their ballots Tuesday morning, Nov. 6, 2012.
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Voters in line outside the Fellowship Hall at Flowing Wells Assembly of God Church, 3198 N. Flowing Wells Rd. "Pole worker Joseph Navarrone said the turnout was heavy all day with a consistent line of new voters. There were minor troubles with voter confusion over proper voting location. People near the end of this line said they had been here about a half hour.
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Paula and Mike Gutierrez came prepared to vote with notes in hand and joined a steady stream of voters 2012 Presidential Election continued throughout the day for the at Roadrunner Elementary School, 16651 West Calle Carmela in Marana. "Our parking lot was full. We had more than an hour wait this morning. People were just standing in line waiting to vote. I was so proud. It's been a very positive experience. It can be difficult voting in a scholl but they have been wonderful, very repectful and quiet." said Amy Moore, adminstrative secretary at the school.
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Benjamin Irvin and Alison Greene leave their local polling location in Tucson on Tuesday November 6, 2012.
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Carrying a sample ballot, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer greets Glendale mayoral candidate Jerry Weiers before Brewer casts her ballot at her polling place at Hope Chapel in Glendale on Election Day, Tuesday, November 6, 2012 .
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Phoenix mayor Greg Stanton introduces Democratic Senate candidate Rich Carmona on election day during a canvass kick off addressing his supporters at a South Phoenix home.
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U.S. Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ), second from left, and his wife Cheryl, left, greet voters Cammie Spence, right, holding her 7-mont-old granddaughter Raelan alongside her daughter Autumn Spence, second from right, as they prepare to cast their ballots at their polling station Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, at Barbara Bush Elementary School in Mesa, Ariz. Flake is seeking retiring Sen. Jon Kyl's Senate seat along with challenger Richard Carmona.
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Penny Hurley works the phones at the Republican call center at 5460 E. Speedway along with several volunteers. The call center (which they called their "Victory Center") made 1,700 calls to registered Republicans on election day in addition to the 2,100 calls the day before, said spokeswoman Lori Oien.
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Volunteers on their phones at the Pima County Democratic Party headquarters, making calls to make sure Democratic voters get out to the polls to vote.
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Heath Butrum gets a stack of bagels from David Landon for volunteers at the Pima County Democratic Party headquarters onTuesday November 6, 2012
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Bryan Keener cruises away from his polling location in midtown Tucson after voting on Tuesday November 6, 2012.
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Canara Price, age 99 and resident of Tucson for 50 years, drops off her ballot at Northwest Neighborhood Center voting poll site. Courtesy Canara Price
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People move in and out of the doors as the time to close the doors for the night approaches at the polling location in the Iglesia Bautista Kairos, 4502 S. 12th Ave.
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Martha McSally, Republican for Congress, District 2, addresses her supporters while hosting a party for her supporters at the Radisson Suites at 6555 E Speedway Blvd.
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Supporters of Martha McSally, Republican for Congress, District 2, watch election results on Fox News while at a party for her supporters at the Radisson Suites at 6555 E Speedway Blvd.
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Mimi Fikre,left, and Mildred Pais high-five to the news that New Jersey was called for President Omaba as the watch the returns at the Arizona Democratic party election night headquarters at a hotel in Phoenix.
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Congressional District 1 candidate Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Arizona, enters a room full of supporters with her husband Roger, right, during an election night party at the Radisson Woodlands Flagstaff Hotel on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012 in Flagstaff, Ariz. Kirkpatrick, who is seeking election to the U.S. House seat she held for one term in 2008, has been involved in a spirited campaign race with Republican opponent Jonathon Paton.
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Avelina Hoffmann gets a celebratory hug from Kya Coletta during the celebration at the the Democratic Party's election celebration at the University Park Marriott.
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Raul Grijalva gives a speech to the crowd at the the Democratic Party's election celebration at the University Park Marriott.
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U.S. Representative Raul Grijalva gives a young supporter a big hug following the announcement he was re-elected at the the Democratic Party's election celebration at the University Park Marriott.
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Glenda Voyles reacts to the news that President Barack Obama was re-elected while watching from the GOP party at the Sheraton Tucson.
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Jonathan Paton, GOP candidate for Congressional District 1, talks to the media at the Sheraton in Tucson.
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Ronda Sneva, right, consoles granddaughter Bella Sneva, 13, and daughter Katrina, left, after President Barack Obama took Ohio during the GOP election party at the Sheraton Hotel on East Grant Road on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012.
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Tim Wagner, owner of We 3 Net computer consulting business, gathers his computer equipment together at the almost vacated lower level of the Sheraton where GOP faithful had gathered to monitor election results.
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Lucie Gold, right, sobs after President Barack Obama took Ohio during the GOP election party at the Sheraton Hotel on East Grant Road on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. Friend Kathleen Makowski is at left.
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County election workers unload a continuous flow of vehicles delivering voting machines to the Pima County Elections Center warehouse following the 2012 Presidential Election on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012.
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County election workers unpack voting machines as they come in to Pima County Elections Center warehouse following the 2012 Presidential Election on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012.
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Party representatives Alex Wright, left, and son Bill Lake-Write inspect the security tags on scanners (white) and electronic voting machines (grey) from polling places around the county in the Pima County Elections Center. Ballots are counted as they are fed into the machines at the polling places. That information is uploaded to computers that tabulate the results. The actual ballots are certified in a separate procedure and stored.
An abnormally large number of voters were forced to vote by provisional ballot today when they showed up at their assigned polling place and w…