2012 election

President Barack Obama was declared the winner of Florida's 29 electoral votes Saturday, ending a four-day count with a razor-thin margin that narrowly avoided an automatic recount that would have brought back memories of 2000.

Exit polls show the nation's big labor unions played a major role in helping President Barack Obama win the battleground states of Ohio, Nevada and Wisconsin.

Well, that didn't take long. Less than 12 hours after Governor Mitt Romney gave his concession speech and President Barack Obama gave his victory address, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie was being peppered by questions about his aspirations for higher office in 2016.

Gov. Chris Christie says New Jersey's on-the-fly accommodations for voters displaced by the storm mostly worked but are worth studying further.

Investors are dumping stocks as they turn their focus to a world of problems now that the election is over — tax increases and spending cuts that could stall the nation's recovery and a deepening recession in Europe.

Barack Obama has won re-election to a second term as president, beating back a fierce challenge from Republican Mitt Romney. Obama prevailed despite a weak economy and high unemployment.

After several hours of waiting with barely any information, Shelley Adler finally went up to the podium at her campaign party in Mount Laurel and conceded the race for the third Congressional District to Republican Jon Runyan.

The incumbents won the day Tuesday in New Jersey's Congressional races, winning 11 of the 12 seats in the delegation.

As expected, incumbent New Jersey U.S. Senator Bob Menendez has easily defeated his republican challenger Joe Kyrillos.

It was a defeat for Joe Kyrillos, the Republican challenger for U.S. Senate in New Jersey, who never figured out a way to beat a better-known, more financed incumbent.