AFTER a slugfest campaign that intensified through the year, US President George W Bush, voting in Texas, said “I’ve given it my all,” while John Kerry, campaigning in Wisconsin, promised to take the nation “to a better place”.

Voters trying to beat the rush turned out early to cast ballots in many precincts as the US presidential election day opened.

The first presidential election since the United States plunged into its war on terrorism was finally handed over to voters today.