Vivian Leon, left, embraces her daughter Ashley Lomelin upon hearing that President Barack Obama won re-election at Dodger Stadium. (Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times)
Republicans Carole Cole, left, and Karen Jerpseth, center, weep after hearing President Obama had won Ohio. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
California Gov. Jerry Brown adresses supporters of Proposition 30 and 32. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Supporters cheer as they wait for President Obama at his election night party in Chicago. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais / Associated Press)
President Obama is surrounded by his family, First Lady Michelle Obama and daughters Sasha and Malia, before delivering his victory speech at Chicago’s McCormick Place. (Win McNamee / Getty Images)
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney concedes the election during a speech at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. (Alex Wong / Getty Images)
Mitt Romney and wife Ann wave to supporters at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center after he delivered his concession speech. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
More supporters at McCormick Place in Chicago. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)
The crowd cheers at McCormick Place. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)
Supporters of President Obama cheer at McCormick Place after networks called the race for Obama. (Spencer Platt / Getty Images)
Supporters at McCormick Place react as CNN projects that the president has won reelection. (Robyn Beck / AFP/Getty Images)
The crowd reacts at the Boston Convention Center when Fox News calls the race for President Obama. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
Obama supporters attending an election night party at McCormick Place in Chicago cheer after networks project his reelection. (Win McNamee / Getty Images)
The Empire State Building in New York, after it was announced that President Obama had been reelected, displays an LED-illuminated meter in blue. (Mehdi Taamallah / AFP/Getty Images)
