First swing state victory to Obama

Barack Obama and Mitt Romney were in an extraordinarily tight battle for the White House today, but some key states were falling to the current president.

Mr Romney led Mr Obama by 159 electoral votes to 147, as the Associated Press predicted results in 32 states and the District of Columbia. Mr Obama took the swing state of New Hampshire and reports said he had also held on to Wisconsin but the remaining seven that hold the key to victory were still counting.