Quoted: Election Night's Biggest Winners and Losers
Victory and concession speeches from Election Night.
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Barack Obama Re-Elected President - "We are an American family. We rise and fall together as one nation, as one people. For the United States of America, the best is yet to come," the president said in his victory speech on Tuesday. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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Mitt Romney Loses Presidential Race - "I so wish that I had been able to fulfill your hopes to lead the country in a different direction, but the nation chose another leader. And so Ann and I join with you to earnestly pray for him and for this great nation," Romney said an emotional concession speech on Tuesday night. (Photo: AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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Paul Ryan Loses VP Race, Maintains Congressional Seat - “I am immensely proud of the campaign we ran, and I remain grateful to Governor Romney for the honor of being his running mate," Ryan said in a statement. (Photo: Matthew Cavanaugh/Getty Images)
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Mia Love Loses Utah's 4th Congressional District Seat - “I take away something very special from this. I take away thousands of friends that I didn’t have before, that I will always have. I love this state. I love this country. And I’m just proud to be a Utahn, and proud to be an American,” the Saratoga Springs mayor said in her concession speech. Her victory would have made her the first Black, female Republican elected to Congress. (Photo: AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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Steven Horsford Wins Nevada's 4th Congressional District Seat - "When I lost my father to a gun shot, when my family was struggling.... When I needed help the most my community was there for me. That’s why when I run for office, it’s never been about me, it’s been about all of us,” said Horsford, who became the first Black congressman to represent Nevada on Tuesday night. (Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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Jesse Jackson Jr. Maintains llinois' 2nd Congressional District Seat - "Every day, I think about your needs and concerns. Once the doctors approve my return to work, I will continue to be the progressive fighter you have known for years," the congressman, who was recently diagnosed with bipolar disorder, said in a written statement. (Photo: AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
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Allen West Projected to Lose Florida's 22nd Congressional District Seat - While Rep. Allen West reportedly trails his Democratic opponent by 2,500 votes, West's campaign manager issued a statement on Wednesday stating, "This race is far from decided and there is no rush to declare an outcome." Ballots are still being counted in Florida and West's district has yet to be decided. (Photo: AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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Michele Bachmann Maintains Minnesota's 6th Congressional District Seat - “Our children and grandchildren deserve a future filled with opportunity in a country that is safe and secure, and that’s what I’m fighting for in Washington," Bachmann said of her narrow victory on Tuesday night. (Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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Todd Akin Loses Missouri Senate Race - Akin's statements regarding "legitimate rape" appeared to do him in at the polls, but the congressman offered inspiring words to supporters. "After this is over, after all the votes are counted in all these races, including the presidential race, we have to come together as one country because this country’s been through a lot of tough times recently, but we’ve been through tough years before." (Photo: Whitney Curtis/Getty Images)
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Tammy Baldwin Picks Up Wisconsin Senate Seat - "Having a seat at the table matters and I think we will see a Senate that is more reflective of America. We're certainly not there yet, but this will be a change that moves us forward," Baldwin told CNN of her landmark win, becoming the first openly gay candidate elected to the U.S. Senate. (Photo: AP Photo/Andy Manis)