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    Thousands of supporters from both the ruling and victorious CCM party and opposition CUF party celebrate together in the main square in downtown Stone Town after peaceful Tanzania presidential elections on the semi-autonomous island of Zanzibar, Tanzania, on Nov. 2. Zanzibar remained peaceful today, considered a victory after violence marred the 2005 polls.

    When peaceful elections are a reason to celebrate

    There were elections happening around the world today, and in Tanzania both victorious and opposing sides took to the streets to celebrate making it through the process without violence. Regardless of how you feel about the election day returns here in the States, the idea that we can vote and express our feelings without persecution is something to be thankful for.

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    Samoine Chapman pauses to think as she votes with her daughter Giada Chapman, 3, at The Potter's House Church on Nov. 2, in Denver, Colorado. The church is located in Arapahoe County, traditionally a conservative area though during the last election the county was carried by the Democrats. It is considered a bellweather county and will likely end up playing a pivotal role in which direction the state ends up voting. Chapman said this is the second time she has brought her daughter to the polling place hoping to teach her all about the voting process. She said Giada remarked "Mommy, I voted for Obama" as she went through the process this time around.

    Concerned voters

    Election results are rolling in. What do you think about the returns in your area?

    What imapact do you think those elected will have, and what are we teaching future generations of voters during one of the most costly elections ever (some reports say more than $4 billion)?

    Follow our full election coverage

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    Dan Egtvedt (L) and Jim Griffin (C) listen as James Manship reads from the U.S. Constitution during a Tea Party Patriots rally on the west lawn of the U.S. Capitol on Election Day November 2, 2010 in Washington, DC. Most polling conducted ahead of today's elections point to a change in power in the House, where Republicans could win the 39 seats they need to take control of the chamber.

    Captain America, Ben Franklin and the Tea Party

    Tea Party Patriots rallied on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol building today. What do you think of the use and effectiveness of costumes at these political rallies? And do you think Ben Franklin would be friends with Captain America if he were around to take in today's electoral process? As we roll into the long election night ahead, please share your thoughts below.

  • Pat Jarrett / The News Leader via AP

    Voters line up at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Waynesboro's Ward D on Tuesday, Nov. 2. Voters came out in higher-than-expected numbers to vote in the midterm elections in Staunton, Waynesboro and Augusta County on Tuesday.

    Older voters in 2010?

    Exit polls are showing this years' voters to be an older and more conservative electorate. What are you seeing at your polling places?

    See images of candidates and voters around the country: Check out our slideshow

  • Nevada paper presents unique vision of Senate race

    John Locher/Las Vegas Review-Journal

    Republican senate candidate Sharron Angle displays her .44 Magnum revolver at her home in Reno. Angle has a permit to carry a concealed weapon.

    John Locher/Las Vegas Review-Journal

    Senate Majority Ledaer Harry Reid holds a supporter's dog in Lovelock, Nev.

    John Locher/Las Vegas Review-Journal

    Angle, reflected in a television screen, speaks during FreedomFest in Las Vegas.

    John Locher/Las Vegas Review-Journal

    Sen. Reid speaks to supporters at Comma Coffee in Carson City on a statewide bus tour of Nevada.

    By Jonathan Woods, msnbc.com

     After sifting through thousands of banal (and not-so-banal) campaign images, it's refreshing to find photographers who have a unique approach to covering the run-up to an election. A recent set of images reminiscent of Choose Me by Arthur Grace has been published by the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

    Photographers K.M. Cannon, Jessica Ebelhar, Jeff Scheid, Jason Bean and John Locher have published a number of slideshows looking under the hood of the Senate, Gubernatorial and House races in Nevada.

    From the beginning of this election cycle, the photo staff at the Review-Journal has been pushing themselves to think about their coverage in a more visually interesting way.

    "We talked about wanting to get something different," Locher said. "This is an important election. Nevada residents are unhappy and we knew this would be a close race. And with Reid being the Senate majority leader, it made it a bigger deal."

    Locher feels that visual coverage like this can reveal important elements about candidates.

    “It’s helpful because it gives you more of an idea what campaigning is like and who they really are. [Photojournalists] tend to shoot the organized media events and they kind of look similar; they’re orchestrated for the media. If you can get behind the scenes and pull back the curtain a little, it gives you an idea of who these candidates really are."

    You can see more of the Review-Journal's political coverage HERE.