2012 Elections: News, Analysis, Videos, and Breaking on the Presidential Election, Local Elections, and More

2012 Elections: News, Analysis, Videos, and Breaking on the Presidential Election, Local Elections, and More

Complete coverage of the 2012 election

Nov 13, 2012

Obama Wins Fla., Final Tally 332-206

Obama Wins Fla., Final Tally 332-206

NBC News has declared Saturday that President Barack Obama won Florida, giving him a final electoral vote tally of 332 to Mitt Romney’s 206.

Nov 9, 2012

Obama Sheds Tears Thanking Campaign Workers

Obama Sheds Tears Thanking Campaign Workers

President Barack Obama was among those who got teary eyed Wednesday during a surprise visit to his Chicago-based 2012 campaign headquarters. "What you guys have done means that the work that I'm doing...

Nov 8, 2012

First Read: Obama Faces Tough Choices, GOP Has Major Brand Problem

First Read: Obama Faces Tough Choices, GOP Has Major Brand Problem

Now that the afterglow of his reelection victory has faded, President Barack Obama is getting back to work in Washington on Thursday — and has the daunting challenge of the imminent fiscal cliff to...

Nov 8, 2012

Decision 2016: Will Hillary Clinton, Marco Rubio Run?

Decision 2016: Will Hillary Clinton, Marco Rubio Run?

Political insiders are laying odds on the next round of contenders.

Nov 8, 2012

Obama, GOP Leaders Lay Down Markers on Budget Deal

Obama, GOP Leaders Lay Down Markers on Budget Deal

President Barack Obama spent little time celebrating his re-election, speaking by phone Wednesday with House Speaker John Boehner and other top House and Senate leaders ahead of a looming “fiscal cliff” showdown...

Nov 7, 2012

Axelrod: There Were a Lot of Tears Flowing

Axelrod: There Were a Lot of Tears Flowing

Between the time Tuesday's presidential race was called and the time Barack Obama took the stage in Chicago to accept his victory, the president made and received two very important phone

Nov 7, 2012

Election Results

Election Results

Check the latest results for all the local and national races in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.

Nov 8, 2012

Women Win Record Number of Seats in Congress

Women Win Record Number of Seats in Congress

A record number of women were elected to Congress Tuesday night.

Nov 8, 2012

Romney Faces Future as Private Citizen

Romney Faces Future as Private Citizen

After a six-year quest to lead the United States, Romney must return to life as a private citizen.

Nov 7, 2012

Election Watchdogs Praise NJ for Post-Storm Voting

Election Watchdogs Praise NJ for Post-Storm Voting

When state officials changed election procedures on the fly so people displaced by last week's massive storm would have a chance to vote, the directives triggered confusion for voters and local...

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Suspect Identified in Deadly Hofstra Student Home Invasion

Suspect Identified in Deadly Hofstra Student Home Invasion

Police have identified a 30-year-old parolee with an extensive criminal record as the suspect who died during the Long Island home invasion that also left a 21-year-old Hofstra University student dead of...

Man's Village Shooting Death Probed as Hate Crime: Police

Man's Village Shooting Death Probed as Hate Crime: Police

Police are investigating the deadly overnight shooting of a 32-year-old man in Greenwich Village as a hate crime after detectives learned the suspect taken into custody at the scene may have made anti-gay remark...

Officials Assess "Staggering Damage" After Metro-North Crash

Officials Assess "Staggering Damage" After Metro-North Crash

Officials described a devastating scene of shattered cars and other damage where two Metro-North trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in Connecticut, saying Saturday it's fortunate no one was killed a...

Orb Denied: Oxbow Wins Preakness

Orb Denied: Oxbow Wins Preakness

History will have to wait at least one more year. Orb, the Kentucky Derby champion who many hoped would become the first Triple Crown winner in 35 years, couldn't emerge from the pack in the Preakness Stakes on...

Boyfriend Accused of Murdering Missing Conn. Student, 20: Cops

Boyfriend Accused of Murdering Missing Conn. Student, 20: Cops

The boyfriend of a 20-year-old college student from New Haven whose remains were found in a wooded area in Connecticut nearly a month after she was reported missing has been charged with murder in her...

Vito Lopez Reverses Course, Will Resign Monday

Vito Lopez Reverses Course, Will Resign Monday

The New York assemblyman accused of asking young female staffers to massage him, touch his cancerous tumors and join him in hotel rooms said Saturday he will resign Monday rather than when the legislative sessio...