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Election day across the US

Election day 2008 in the US
Chicago, Illinois: Angela Walton, Jasmin Williams and Timothy Williams relax in Grant Park where Barack Obama will make his post-election speech Photograph: Michal Czerwonka/Getty
Election day 2008 in the US
Berlin, Germany: A Republican supporter watches election reports at the Wahlkreis bar as Americans all over the world are glued to television screens Photograph: Barbara Sax/AFP
Election day 2008 in the US
Tijuana, Mexico: Barack Obama supporter Josette Ramirez drives her SUV through the San Ysidro crossing to cast her vote Photograph: Guillermo Arias/AP
Election day 2008 in the US
Crown Point, Indiana: Mary Lou Matusik deals with absentee ballots from Lake County, Indiana Photograph: Joe Raymond/AP
Election day 2008 in the US
Elbert, Colorado: Gene and Pam Holschuh study their ballots while deciding how to vote at the Russell Gates Mercantile building in the largely Republican rural county Photograph: Marc Piscotty/Getty
Election day 2008 in the US
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Antoine Owens-Davis, 19, (C) and D'nise Smith, 18, (R) both of Washington, D.C. wait to vote for the first time on Election Day outside of the Penrose Recreation Center. Hundreds of Temple University students waited more then two hours to cast their vote in what is expected to be a record turnout at the polls Photograph: William Thomas Cain/Getty
Election day 2008 in the US
Kansas City, Missouri: Jessica Johnson and Kayla Hansley yell for passing cars to honk in support of Barack Obama outside a polling place Photograph: Larry W. Smith/EPA
Election day 2008 in the US
Grand Junction, Colorado: Supporters of John McCain cheer as he arrives at a rally on the day of the US presidential election. Before traveling to Colorado, McCain voted in his local polling station in Phoenix, Arizona Photograph: Robyn Beck/AFP
Election day 2008 in the US
Grand Junction, Colorado: John McCain and his wife Cindy board the campaign plane after their last campaign rally Photograph: Chip Somodevilla/Getty
Election day 2008 in the US
Kogelo, Kenya: A supporter of Barack Obama sports a hat bearing a sticker of Obama Photograph: Tony Karumba/AFP
Election day 2008 in the US
Wrightstown, Wisconsin: Jaeden Kittoe peeks out from behind the curtain of the voting booth as his mother, Michelle, votes at the Wrightstown American Legion Photograph: Patrick Ferron/The Post-Crescent/AP
Election day 2008 in the US
San Francisco, Minnesota: A sign at a crossroads directs people to vote Photograph: Cory Ryan/Getty
Election day 2008 in the US
Chiacgo, Illinois: Barack Obama waves to the crowd of supporters after voting Photograph: Alex Brandon/AP
Election day 2008 in the US
Athens, California: Voters queue at a polling station Photograph: Graham Whitby Boot/Allstar
Election day 2008 in the US
Dearborn, Michigan: Dahan Alnajjar waits to fill out his ballot Photograph: Paul Sancya/AP
Election day 2008 in the US
Wasilla, Alaska: Sarah Palin emerges from a voting booth Photograph: Johnny Wagner/Getty
Election day 2008 in the US
San Francisco, California: A woman casts her ballot at a polling station in a Chinatown Photograph: Robert Galbraith/Reuters
Voting on Election day 2008 in the US
Phoenix, Arizona: Republican candidate John McCain and his wife Cindy acknowledge cheering supporters as they leave the United Methodist Church after casting their votes Photograph: Matthew Cavanaugh/EPA
Voting on Election day 2008 in the US
Kansas City, Missouri: Voters fill out ballots at a table Photograph: Larry W. Smith/EPA
Voting on Election day 2008 in the US
Washington, DC: Alnett Wooten, an 86-year-old African-American, was quoted as saying of voting for a black president: "I never thought I would live long enough to do it." Photograph: Tim Sloan/AFP
Voting on Election day 2008 in the US
Washington, DC: Voters mark their ballots at the Reeves DC government building Photograph: Tim Sloan/AFP
Voting on Election day 2008 in the US
Kansas City, Missouri: A ballot is placed into the appropriate box Photograph: Larry W. Smith /EPA
Voting on Election day 2008 in the US
Chicago, Illinois: Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama casts his vote Photograph: Emmanuel Dunand/AFP
Voting on Election day 2008 in the US
Phoenix, Arizona: People line up to vote at the Albright United Methodist Church Photograph: Mark Wilson/Getty
Voting on Election day 2008 in the US
Chicago, Illinois: People queuing to vote, viewed through a US flag Photograph: Jewel Samad/AFP
Voting on Election day 2008 in the US
Washington, DC: Voters wait in line at the Martin Luther King library Photograph: Brendan Smialowski /Getty
Voting on Election day 2008 in the US
Kansas City, Missouri: People queuing at 6am as the polls open Photograph: Larry W. Smith/EPA
Voting on Election day 2008 in the US
Dixville Notch, New Hampshire: Residents wait for the stroke of midnight to be the first to vote on election day Photograph: Cheryl Senter /AP
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