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Supporters of President Barack Obama Obama supporters
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President Barack Obama has been re-elected to a second term,
defeating Republican challenger Mitt Romney.
With results in from most states, America's first black
president has secured the 270 votes in the electoral college needed to win the
race.
Mr Obama prevailed despite lingering dissatisfaction with
the economy and a well-funded challenge by Mr Romney.
Mr Obama's margin of victory is not yet certain because four
states have yet to report results.
With swing states Virginia, Florida and Colorado still too
close to call, Mr Obama has won 281 electoral votes to Mr Romney's 203.
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Under the US constitution, each state is given a number of
electoral votes in rough proportion to its population. The candidate who wins
270 electoral votes - by prevailing in the mostly winner-takes-all state
contests - becomes president.
The popular vote, which is symbolically and politically
important but not decisive in the race, remains too close to call.
On Tuesday, the president held the White House by assembling
solid Democratic states and a number of important swing states such as Iowa,
Pennsylvania, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin. His narrow victory in Ohio, a
critical Mid-Western swing state, sealed the victory.
Mr Romney, former governor of Massachusetts, won North
Carolina and Indiana, as well as the solid Republican states.
But he was unable to win in Ohio or other states needed to
breach the 270 threshold.
Also on Tuesday's ballot were 11 state governorships, a
third of the seats in the 100-member US Senate and all 435 seats in the House
of Representatives.
Republicans are projected to keep control of the House,
while Democrats are tipped to remain in control in the Senate.
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