On YouTube: President Obama's Acceptance Speech
Courtesy of The New York Times:
Text of Mitt Romney's concession speech
From The Associated Press - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's concession speech Tuesday night in Boston, as transcribed by Roll Call:
AP: Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler, GOP, is re-elected
"I feel good," she said. "I feel like we worked really hard and kept our priorities - economy and jobs. And apparently voters wanted to keep me working on an environment where jobs can grow. So I'm excited."
Bonamici, Walden, Blumenauer win Ore. House races
Incumbents held onto their seats in three Oregon Congressional races that weren't expected to be close.
Wow... Washington becomes the first state in the nation to legalize pot
From the Associated Press:
Washington voters made their state the first in the nation to legalize recreational pot use on Tuesday, setting up a showdown with a federal government that backs the drug's prohibition.
Washington voters made their state the first in the nation to legalize recreational pot use on Tuesday, setting up a showdown with a federal government that backs the drug's prohibition.
Obama e-mail to supporters: 'You made this happen'
President Barack Obama's camp sent the following e-mail to supporters once projections of his re-election came down.
Obama headed to second term as president
President Barack Obama has been re-elected to a second term, defeating Republican Mitt Romney in a hard-fought race in which the economy was the dominant issue.
Charlie Hales, Portland's next mayor
Jefferson Smith concedes the race for Portland mayor
Aww... Charlie Hales gives his wife a kiss
Meanwhile, his opponent has conceded the race for Portland mayor.
AP: Obama wins Ohio
Close numbers for Measure 80 - legalizing marijuana in Oregon
As of 8:10 p.m., the votes were 52 percent NO and 48 percent YES. Watch KATU News for live reports on the measure from Reporter Thom Jensen.
Jefferson Smith supporters hopeful their candidate will pull through
KATU Reporter Anna Canzano is at the camp for Portland Mayoral candidate Jefferson Smith. She said despite the numbers being down for Smith, the attitude is an upbeat one and his supporters are hopeful.
AP: Romney wins battleground state of North Carolina
At the Hales camp
Charlie Hales and his supporters eagerly await the results of tonight's election. Photo by KATU Reporter Dan Tilkin.