President Barack Obama has been reelected President of the United States of America.

From the results so far released, President Barack Obama has hit the magic 270 electoral votes to emerge winner of the 2012 US Presidential election.

Obama, the Democratic Party candidate carried the traditional blue states of Illinois (his home state), as well as challenger Mitt Romney’s home state of Massachusetts and Vice President Joe Biden’s home state of Delaware. He also won Wisconsin, the home state of Romney’s vice presidential candidate, Paul Ryan.

The President also won in New York, Michigan, Connecticut, Rhode Island, District of Columbia, Maine, California, New Mexico, Washington State, Oregon, Ohio, Iowa, Pennsylvania, New Hamshire, Maryland, Vermont, Minnesota, Nevada, and Ohio. He is also projected to win Florida.

Romney however won in Indiana, South Carolina, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Wyoming, Kansas, Louisiana, South Dakota, Georgia, North Dakota, Missouri and Texas.

Update:
 
Barack Obama wins election with 303 electoral votes. Romney gets 206.

Obama takes Colorado, Virginia, and Florida. Leads the majority vote count courtesy of California and west coast tallies.

Romney accepts defeat, congratulates Obama.

Democrats retain Majority in the Senate.

Republicans keep majority in the House of Representatives.

Voters approve same sex marriage law in Maryland.

Source: Thew Will