2012 Election
Mass. Votes To Legalize Medicinal Marijuana
While voters across the nation cast their votes on hotly-contested national races, a resounding majority of Massachusetts residents voted yesterday to legalize the use of medical marijuana. Physician-assisted suicide, the other issue put to voters on the ballot, remained contested until the early hours of the morning. At about 2 a.m., The Boston Globe predicted a narrow defeat for the measure.
2012 Presidential Election Electoral Map
Barack Obama was reelected President of the United States, defeating former Governor Mitt Romney by a margin of 132 electoral votes.
Barack Obama Reelected, Prompting Celebrations Across Campus
President Barack Obama swept to victory on Tuesday night, sparking celebrations across campus among Harvard students thrilled to see the president reelected.
ELECTION CALLED FOR OBAMA
At 12:20AM after CNN released their projection that Obama had won the Presidential election, dozens of balloons drop onto spectators below at the Kennedy School's IOP election watch party.
IOP WATCH PARTY
The spectators at the Kennedy School's IOP election watch party danced to "Party in the USA" after CNN released their projection that Obama had won the Presidential election.
Students React to the Presidential Election
The Institute of Politics held Election Night at the IOP in the Kennedy School Forum, where students from across Harvard gathered to watch the 2012 election results.
Cambridge Voters Lean Heavily Democrat in Local and Congressional Elections
Thirty-six-year Congressional veteran Ed Markey secured the Fifth Congressional seat once again Tuesday night, winning out over Republican challenger Tom Tierney by a margin of about 3:1.
Exit Polls: Elizabeth Warren for PAF
As Harvard undergraduates exited the polls today, there was one resounding consensus: Elizabeth Warren would make a better PAF than Scott Brown. Ninety percent of student voters who spoke with Flyby after casting their ballots today said they would trust Warren over Brown to show them the ropes of freshman life. Here are a few other things we learned from Flyby's exit polls.
IOP WATCH PARTY
Enthusiasm of the Obama supporters at the IOP watch party increases as Obama wins in more and more states.
John Kerry at Warren Election Party
Massachusetts Senator John F. Kerry speaks at a rally celebrating the election of his new fellow senator from Massachusetts, Democrat Elizabeth Warren.
Voter Registration Falls Through For Some Students
On election day some students traveled across Cambridge—to the Friends Center on Brattle Street, Gund Hall on Broadway, Graham and Parks School, or Quincy House—only to find that they were not registered to vote.
Kerry Congratulates Warren
United States Senator John Kerry congratulates supporters of Elizabeth Warren at her election night party after networks projected her victory over incumbent Senator Scott Brown.
Mitt Romney's Election Party
Romney supporter at the election rally at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center reacts with shock when she learns her candidate lost the presidential election.
ELECTION CALLED FOR OBAMA
At 12:20AM after CNN released their projection that Obama had won the Presidential election, dozens of balloons drop onto spectators below at the Kennedy School's IOP election watch party.
Election Gratitude
Senator-elect Elizabeth Warren thanks her staff and supporters for their work during the campaign, which was marked by grassroots mobilization.
Deval Patrick at Warren Election Party
Massachusetts Governor Deval L. Patrick '78 speaks at Elizabeth Warren's rally celebrating her election as the next U.S. Senator from Massachusetts.
Today in Photos (11/07/2012)
Photos from the November 7, 2012 edition of the Harvard Crimson's daily newspaper.
IOP WATCH PARTY
The enthusiasm of the spectators at Kennedy School's IOP watch party increases as the Presidential Elections' results draw to a close.
Historical Accuracy of Crimson Straw Polls
From 1884 to 2008, The Harvard Crimson straw polls have predicted Presidents of the United States with 50 percent accuracy.
Harvard Band Celebrates Obama's Win
Members of the Harvard University Band perform an impromptu rendition of "The Star Spangled Banner" in front of the John Harvard statue in Harvard Yard after hearing the news of President Barack Obama's re-election.
Elizabeth and Bruce
Senator-elect Elizabeth Warren and her husband Bruce Mann, who is a professor at Harvard Law School, share a moment onstage after Warren's victory speech Tuesday night.