Americans make their choices at the polls

Many voters expressed relief the end was in sight after two years of bitterness and rancor.

Cathy Nilsen pulled the curtain back as she left the voting booth in N.H.

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Cathy Nilsen pulled the curtain back as she left the voting booth in N.H.

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

A man dressed as ?Uncle Sam? voted at Public School 59 in New York City.

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A man dressed as ?Uncle Sam? voted at Public School 59 in NYC.

Jermaine Johnson voted in Boston today.

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Jermaine Johnson voted in Boston today.

Voters arrived at Memorial High School/Ward 8 in Manchester, N.H.

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Voters arrived at Memorial High School/Ward 8 in Manchester, N.H.

Donald Trump waved after casting his vote in New York City.

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Donald Trump waved after casting his vote in New York City.

Hillary Clinton smiled as she voted at Douglas G. Grafflin School in Chappaqua, N.Y.

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Hillary Clinton smiled as she voted in Chappaqua, N.Y.

A poll volunteer handed out an ?I Voted? sticker at a polling place in Oklahoma.

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A poll volunteer handed out an ?I Voted? sticker at a polling place in Oklahoma.

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A Trump supporter outside Trump Tower in New York City.

Manchester, NH, 11/07/16, Jesse Eliuk holds his daughter Sydney in long lines waiting to vote in the 2016 presidential election at at Memorial High School/Ward 8. (Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff)

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Jesse Eliuk held his daughter while waiting to vote in Manchester, N.H.

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A Boston Police officer carrying a ballot box passed the line outside the Boston Public Library.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/11/08/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/05622853.jpg Donald Trump warns of election fraud

Trump refused to say whether he would concede defeat if he loses.

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The second son of Donald Trump tweeted a photo of his ballot Tuesday.

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If they indeed lent their support to the candidate, we should be allowed to ask why.

Foxborough MA 8/7/16 New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady puts on his helmet during training camp at Gillette Stadium Practice Field on Sunday August 7, 2016. (Photo by Matthew J. Lee/Globe staff)

?It hurts me a lot?: Fans lash out at Tom Brady over alleged Trump vote

Many are not happy that Donald Trump said he received the Patriots quarterback?s endorsement.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/11/08/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/vote12-11481.jpg Elizabeth Warren says she is ?nervous? about presidential election

Warren, accompanied by her husband, voted in Cambridge on Tuesday.

Poll worker Paris King passes out

Some people are upset they didn?t get an ?I Voted? sticker

Communities aren?t required to hand them out on election day ? but many like it when they do.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/11/08/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/05622714.jpg More than 160,000 ballots cast in Boston so far

As of 3 p.m., the city?s voter turnout was higher than in each of the last two presidential elections at that hour.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/11/08/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/greenhouse_09turnout-5_metro.jpg Mass. voters consider weighty policy questions

Voters face four statewide policy referenda ? with a fifth tacked on in 16 cities and towns asking about a special property-tax surcharge.

TV CRITIC?s CORNER

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There were countless highlights and low points during the presidential race, many of which took place on TV.

EDITORIAL

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After Tuesday, hopefully both parties will see that some fundamental election reforms are in their own best interests.

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