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4 more years ally marotti Editor-in-chief marotti.5@osu.edu President Barack Obama has been re-elected for a second term. After multiple sources announced that Obama had won Ohio’s 18 electoral votes, reports started coming in that he had won the presidency. The announcement was greeted with cheers of “Four more years,� and “O-H-I-O� from students gathered at the Ohio Union to watch the election results. Obama also won swing states such as Wisconsin, Iowa, New Hampshire and Virginia. Just after 11:15 p.m., the call was made that Obama had won. With 99 percent of the state’s precincts reporting at about 2:45 a.m. Wednesday, Obama won Ohio with 50 percent of the vote, leading Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney who captured 48 percent. In his victory speech at about 1:30 a.m. Obama thanked his family, his campaign and voters — whether they supported him or not — for making their voices heard and allowing America to move forward. “Thank you for believing all the way,� he said. “Through every hill, every valley.� He said there may be disagreements going forward, but that’s what makes America’s democracy great. “America is not about what can be done for us, it’s about what can be done by us,� he said. “That’s the principle our country was founded on.� He also thanked Romney for putting up the fight that he did. “We may have battled fiercely, but it’s only because we love this country deeply,� Obama said. Romney publicly congratulated Obama on his re-election at about 1 a.m.

“This is a time of great challenges for America and I pray that the president will be successful in guiding our nation,â€? Romney said. “I ran for president because I’m concerned about America. The election is over but our values endure.â€? Steven Huefner, a professor at Ohio State’s Moritz College of Law, said he wasn’t surprised Obama won, but the call came much earlier than he expected. “It’s an advantage to our national government to be moving forward now as opposed to waiting,â€? he said. “I’m sure that this is a relief to the American public that it’s over.â€? Adnane Rhazzal, a third-year in economics and a worker for the Obama campaign, waited for election results at the Ohio Democratic election night watch party at the Hilton Hotel downtown and said the nation was watching Ohio. “(It’s) unbelievable,â€? Rhazzal said after Obama’s re-election was announced. “We made it happen for the president.â€? But Adam Brigham, a first-year in vocal performance, was at the Ohio Republican election night watch party at the Renaissance Hotel downtown and said he’s not optimistic about the next four years. “I’m devastated,â€? Brigham said after it was announced that Romney was projected to lose. “I don’t think I’ve ever been more disappointed in America.â€? Niraj Antani, communications director for the OSU College Republicans, said Obama made his campaign about the small issues and there isn’t a more admirable man out there than Romney. “In four years you’re ‌ still gonna see college students struggling,â€? Antani said. Paul Filippelli, executive director of the OSU College Democrats, said he was glad America affirmed everything Obama has done for the past four years. “I’m glad that we’re gonna continue with

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the track we’ve been on,� he said. “I’m really glad that it happened the way that it did.� But it was a nail-biter. Ohio was teetering, and the candidates knew it. Obama and Romney spent Monday, their last day of campaigning, in Columbus. Obama spoke at Nationwide Arena Monday afternoon to a crowd of about 15,500 after Bruce Springsteen and rapper Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, performed. But just as Obama, Jay-Z and Springsteen left the stage at Nationwide Arena, Romney was flying into his “victory rally� at Landmark Aviation near the Port Columbus International Airport. He brought the Marshall Tucker Band with him to perform. Monday’s visits were the grand finale to an election season peppered with political visits to campus and Columbus. Obama visited OSU’s campus five times in the past two years. While Romney never stopped by campus, his running mate Paul Ryan attended the OSU football game against his alma mater, Miami (Ohio). Obama said in his victory speech that he’s never been more hopeful about the future. “We know in our hearts that for the United States of America, the best is yet to come,� he said. Kayla Byler, Becca Marrie, Pat Brennan, Hannah Brokenshire and Brandon Klein contributed to this story.

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Polling locations cause confusion liZ youNG Lantern reporter young.1693@osu.edu Living in a residence hall, many students might have thought their voting location would be the Ohio Union. However, for students in roughly a dozen of Ohio State’s 36 occupied campus dorms, traveling off campus was necessary to be able to vote on Election Day. Students who live in German House, Hanley Alumnae Scholarship House, Neil Avenue Residence Hall, Lane Avenue Residence Hall, Lincoln Tower, Morrill Tower, Pomerene House, Residence on 10th, Worthington Building, Scholars East and West and others had to travel to off-campus polling locations to cast their ballots because the buildings do not fall within the precinct lines for the Ohio Union voting location. Counties are divided into precincts by county officials for voting purposes.

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osu students wait in line at the ohio union to vote tuesday afternoon.

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Brown downs Mandel in Ohio senate race kristeN mitCHell Campus editor mitchell.935@osu.edu In a clear win for Ohio Democrats, incumbent Sen. Sherrod Brown was re-elected to the U.S. Senate. The race between Brown and Republican Senate candidate and Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel wasn’t close. The race was called by the Associated Press at about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, after polls in the Buckeye state closed at 7:30 p.m. Brown captured 50 percent of the Ohio vote, compared to Mandel who had 45 percent with 99 percent of precincts reporting at about 2:45 a.m. Wednesday. At a Ohio Democratic Party election night watch party at the Hilton Hotel in downtown Columbus, Brown addressed the crowd after the announcement. “Today in Ohio in the middle of America, the middle class won. Again, a few very, very rich people wanted to rig the system for themselves,� Brown said.

The incumbent said progressive forces “fought for a land of opportunity.� Students attending a bipartisan watch party at the Ohio Union had mixed reactions to the news. “I knew he was going to win,� said Alex Polivka, a third-year in international studies. “He did a really good job of tearing down Josh Mandel.� Other students weren’t as happy. “I’m very disappointed. I’m not surprised but I’m very upset,� said Cole Ledford, a first-year in political science and business. “I feel like he’s been a senator too long. He was good when he started but he’s been in term too long.� The Mansfield, Ohio, native has held his Senate seat since January 2007 and started his political career when he held a seat in the Ohio House of Representatives from 1975 to 1982. Brown served as Ohio Secretary of State from 1983 to 1991. He went on to serve Ohio’s 13th District in the U.S. House of Representatives, and was re-elected six times. Brown will serve a six-year term alongside fellow Ohio Republican Sen. Rob Portman.

Mandel is a former two-term Ohio State Undergraduate Student Government president and current State of Ohio Treasurer. He was first elected as a House Rep. for the 17th Ohio District in 2006 and was re-elected in 2008. Mandel made an appearance at OSU last month for a speech at a USG event, in conjunction with the OSU College Republicans, at the Ohio Union. At the event, he told the crowd he wanted to bring in a “new generation of leadership in Washington.� Reports that President Barack Obama won the election started surfacing around 11:15 p.m. Tuesday evening. The announcement came soon after the media started reporting that Obama had won Ohio’s 18 electoral votes. With 99 percent of the state’s precincts reporting at about 2:45 a.m. Wednesday, Obama won with 50 percent of the vote, leading Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney who captured 48 percent. Kayla Byler and Dan Hope contributed to this article.

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ohio sen. sherrod brown celebrates with his family at the Hilton in downtown Columbus after it was announced he was re-elected tuesday night.

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