Photos from 2012 election

After witnessing an especially contentious campaign, America headed to the polls Tuesday to either give Barack Obama four more years to finish what he started or to change course and elect businessman and former governor Mitt Romney. To be sure, many have already cast their ballots in early voting or through mail-in ballots.

But there is something about elections images that inspires and heartens even the most cynical among us. Here are some of those images, captured from around the Tampa Bay area and around the country.

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