First in the nation: It's a tie in Dixville Notch, NH; Hart's Location, NH, goes for Obama

And away we go!

Gonna be a long day and night! :S – Dixville Notch Election Results 2012: Obama and Romney Tie, 5 Votes Apiece http://t.co/XfKpMziC

— Xavier G. Campos (@cerati9) November 6, 2012

BREAKING: Traditional "first vote" in Dixville Notch, NH ends in a TIE. First time that ever hapened. via WMUR: http://t.co/hF0quHvK

— 13News Now (@13NewsNow) November 6, 2012

And so it begins… Obama, Romney tie 5-5 in Dixville Notch, NH early balloting http://t.co/LTJrRcue

— Yanqui Bob (@YanquiBob) November 6, 2012

In a sign that the 2012 presidential election is likely to be a close race, President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney each received 5 votes in the town of Dixville Notch, NH. The votes are the first official votes tallied in the 2012 Presidential race. In 2008, President Obama defeated GOP nominee John McCain 16-5 in Dixville Notch, en route to a convincing electoral win.

An election tradition, Dixville Notch, NH votes at midnight. The results are Obama – 5, Romney – 5. ERMHAGED ITS A TIE #ominious #latenight

— BlackLivesMatter (@josie) November 6, 2012

First tie ever in dixville notch! It's going to be a long day.

— Marrisa Geller (@mgell) November 6, 2012

Twitchy is fired up and ready to go!

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Update: Hart’s Location, NH, reports results of its traditional midnight vote. The tiny hamlet went for Obama big. Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson siphoned off 2 votes:

https://twitter.com/JaredPayne42/status/265688061843763200