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Gov. Jerry Brown's Proposition 30 that will raise taxes to stave huge cuts to public education passed with 53 percent of the vote and 100 percent of California's vote reported.

JANESVILLE, Wis. – The celebration ended much too soon for Paul Ryan's supporters, who entered the evening eager to celebrate the election of their native son as vice president of the United States.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – For many in Ohio, the ritual of stepping up to a ballot machine on Tuesday came with a sense of relief that the long, ugly presidential race was finally drawing to a close.

WASHINGTON – Democrats appeared to retain control of the Senate on Tuesday while Republicans will continue to rule the House of Representatives, after congressional elections that featured several high-profile races.

In one Florida county, voters were wrongly told they could vote the day after the election. In storm-wracked New Jersey, emergency plans to allow email voting proved too popular for election officials to handle. In Pennsylvania and Ohio, a variety of problems raised questions about the integrity of the vote.