Trump gains momentum

Donald Trump won Fla., Ohio, and N.C., building strength as the night wore on

Data source: AP

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On Tuesday Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump held their election-night celebrations less than two miles from each other in New York.

Poll worker Dottie Raphael checked in a voter at Precint 3 and 4 in Chelsea.

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Mass. voters say ?yes? to legalizing marijuana

Almost every top elected official in the state came out against the measure, but proponents outspent opponents about two-to-one.

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Opponents of Question 2 claimed victory as supporters expressed disappointment.

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The measure requires that pork, veal, and eggs come from pigs, calves, and laying hens not be confined to ultra-tight quarters.

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Dow futures plummeted more than 750 points Tuesday night as media projections showed a handful of key states too close to call in the presidential election.

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Wellesley, MA - November 08, 2016: Wellesley College alum (1993) Maria Manning holds her head while watching election results during an Election Night watch party at the Dorothy Town Field House at Wellesley College in Wellesley on November 08, 2016. The had just called Michigan and she said she was examining the path to the presidency in her head. Students, alums, and women of all ages gathered at Hillary Clinton's alma mater to await election results. (Craig F. Walker/The Boston Globe) Section: Metro reporter:

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Wellesley College alum Maria Manning watched election results.

New York, NY -- 11/8/2016 - A Trump supporter reacts as Ohio is called for Donald Trump at Donald Trump's Election Night event at the New York Hilton Midtown. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff) Topic: 09trumphq Reporter:

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A supporter reacts as Ohio is called for Donald Trump.

A woman walks in front of a sign showing early Election Day results at Rockefeller Center, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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A woman walks in front of a sign showing early election results in New York.

Boston, MA - 11/08/2016 - Anti-charter school activists celebrate tonight's results at a joint gathering at the State Democratic Party Election Night party at Fairmount Copley Plaza. - (Barry Chin/Globe Staff), Section: Metro, Reporter: David Scharfenberg, Topic: 09charter, LOID: 8.3.563314803

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Anti-charter school activists celebrated tonight?s results.

New York, NY -- 11/8/2016 - A Trump supporter takes a picture of a cake made in Donald Trump's image at Donald Trump's Election Night event at the New York Hilton Midtown. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff) Topic: 09trumphq Reporter:

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A supporter takes a picture of a cake at Trump?s Election Night event in New York.

Jill Huennekens of Milwaukee attends Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's election night rally the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York, U.S., November 8, 2016. REUTERS/Adrees Latif

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A supporter at Hillary Clinton?s election night rally in New York.

New York, NY -- 11/8/2016 - A Trump supporter reacts to the returns at Donald Trump's Election Night event at the New York Hilton Midtown. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff) Topic: 09trumphq Reporter:

Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff

A Trump supporter reacted to the election returns.

New York, NY - 11/8/2016 - Supporters of U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton watch the results of the U.S. Presidential election on monitors during an election night rally for Clinton in New York, NY on November 8, 2016. (Keith Bedford/Globe Staff) Topic: Reporter:

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A crowd watched the results of the election at the Clinton rally in New York.

Braintree-11/08/2016- A man watches the election results on a giant tv at an election night party for Donald Trump held at the F1 indoor car racetrack ballroom. John Tlumacki/Globe Staff (metro)

John Tlumacki/Globe Staff

A man watched the results at an election night party for Trump in Braintree.

Wellesley, MA - November 08, 2016: Wellesley College sophomores (left to right) Emma Gellman, Netanya Perluss and Aviva Feldman enjoy the election results in Hillary Clinton's favor during an Election Night watch party at the Dorothy Town Field House at Wellesley College in Wellesley on November 08, 2016. Students, alums, and women of all ages gathered at Hillary Clinton's alma mater to await election results. (Craig F. Walker/The Boston Globe) Section: Metro reporter:

Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff

Wellesley College sophomores enjoyed the election results in Hillary Clinton?s favor.

Voters line up in voting booths to cast their ballots at Robious Elementary School in Chesterfield, Va. on Tuesday Nov. 8, 2016. (Shelby Lum/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)

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Voters lined up in voting booths at Robious Elementary School in Chesterfield, Va.

New York, NY -- 11/8/2016 - Television reporters prepare for their stand ups at Donald Trump's Election Night event at the New York Hilton Midtown. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff) Topic: Reporter:

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Television reporters prepared at Trump?s Election Night event in New York.

Wellesley, MA - November 08, 2016: Wellesley College alums (both class of 2006) Leslie Kim (cq) , left and Jennifer Shin (cq) make a selfie with a cutout of Hillary Clinton during an Election Night watch party at the Dorothy Town Field House at Wellesley College in Wellesley on November 08, 2016. Students, alums, and women of all ages gathered at Hillary Clinton's alma mater to await election results. (Craig F. Walker/The Boston Globe) Section: Metro reporter:

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Wellesley College alums took a selfie with a cutout of Hillary Clinton during an election party.

Newton, MA - November 08, 2016: Newton residents Debbie Goldstein (cq) and her daughter Ellie Sosnovik (cq) celebrate after casting Debbie's vote at Grace Episcopal Church in Newton, MA on November 08, 2016. (Craig F. Walker/The Boston Globe) Section: Metro reporter:

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Debbie and Ellie Sosnovik celebrated after Debbie?s vote in Newton.

Poll worker Marvin Alston laughs with a voter at the Delmae 2 precinct located at the Greek Orthodox Church during the U.S. presidential election in Florence, South Carolina, U.S. November 8, 2016. REUTERS/Randall Hill

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Poll worker Marvin Alston laughed with a voter in Florence, S.C.

A woman places a voting sticker on the headstone of Susan B. Anthony, a women's suffrage pioneer, on Election Day in Rochester, N.Y., Nov. 8, 2016. On Tuesday, Anthony's gravestone was nearly invisible beneath a coating of â??I Votedâ?? stickers and behind a line of hundreds of people who came here to pay their respects. (Katherine Taylor/The New York Times)

Katherine Taylor/The New York Times

A woman placed a voting sticker on the headstone of Susan B. Anthony in Rochester, N.Y.

Manchester, NH, 11/07/16, David Gele, with his son Jaxson on his lap, registers to vote with long lines behind him. Long lines formed at Memorial High School/Ward 8. (Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff)

Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff

David Gele, with his son Jaxson on his lap, registered to vote in Manchester, N.H.

New York City, NY 11/08/16 A Donald Trump supporter outside Trump Tower in New York City. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)New York City, NY 11/08/16

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A Trump supporter outside Trump Tower in New York City.

Jermaine Johnson voted in Boston today.

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Jermaine Johnson voted in Boston today.

New York, NY -- 11/8/2016 - A Trump supporter stands across the street from Trump Tower and watches as people pass by. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff) Topic: Reporter:

Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff

A Trump supporter stood outside Trump Tower in New York City.

Norman Marquez, of Winchester, N.H., holds the hand of his 5-year-old son, Daniel, as they head into the voting booth to cast their ballot at the Winchester Polling Station on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016.(Kristopher Radder/The Brattleboro Reformer via AP)

Kristopher Radder/The Brattleboro Reformer/AP

JEFF JACOBY

Relax. The republic won?t be undone by the election?s outcome

The United States has endured far more dire threats, both domestic and foreign, than the election of an unsuitable president.

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Massachusetts Ballot questions, 4 - Legalize Marijuana?

Yes

53.4%

No

46.6%

67% reporting

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Massachusetts Ballot questions, 2 - Expand Charter Schools?

No

62.6%

Yes

37.4%

67% reporting

See full results

New Hampshire US Senate?

Kelly Ayotte

49%

Maggie Hassan

46.8%

Aaron Day

2.3%

Brian Chabot

1.9%

68% reporting

Massachusetts Ballot questions, 3 - Improve Farm Animal Confines?

Yes

77.8%

No

22.2%

67% reporting

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Massachusetts Ballot questions, 1 - Expand Slot Machine Gaming?

No

61.6%

Yes

38.4%

67% reporting

See full results

Data source: AP

Analysis

JOAN VENNOCHI

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09/21/2016 -Boston, MA- Sgt. Det. Bill Doogan III (cq) supervisor of the Unsolved Homicide Squad, center, poses for a portrait, with squad members Det. Kevin Pumphret (cq), left, and Det. John Cronin (cq), right, at the Boston Police Department headquarters in Boston, MA September 21, 2016. (Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff) section: metro reporter:

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Wellesley, MA - November 08, 2016: Wellesley College alum carries a cutout of Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton during an Election Night watch party at the Dorothy Town Field House at Wellesley College in Wellesley on November 08, 2016. Students, alums, and women of all ages gathered at Hillary Clinton's alma mater to await election results. (Craig F. Walker/The Boston Globe) Section: Metro reporter:

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