Electoral College count affirms Obama's win


President Barack Obama smiles during his speech at his election night party Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, in Chicago. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)
 
Video It's official. A tally of the Electoral College vote affirms President Barack Obama's re-election.
 
 
 

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New York (change)

 
Democrat Andrew Cuomo is Governor of New York.  Two Democrats represent NYS in the U.S. Senate, and NY has 29 representatives in the U.S. House: 21 Democrats and 8 Republicans.
 
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