I'm not trying to freak you out, but Republicans will take control of the House next year. Don't be too upset, Obama is still president and Democrats will keep the Senate.

Voters in San Francisco voted to ban McDonald's Happy Meal toys.

Voters rejected legalizing recreational marijuana use in California, and a proposal to establish a Commission for Extraterrestrial Affairs in Colorado was also voted down.

Info-porn shows what happened the last time the House went Republican.

Locally, Susana Martinez defeated Diane Denish for Governor. Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Lujan held onto their seats, and Steve Pearce beat incumbent Harry Teague.

Iranina Sakineh Mohammadi Ashanti, the woman convicted of adultery and sentenced to death by stoning will be hanged instead.

Foreign embassies in Greece are targeted by letter bombs.

Facebook used to graph breakups over the course of the year.

George W. Bush says the worst moment of his presidency was when Kanye West called him out. ARE YOU SURE?

What your pot smoking choices say about you.

Be careful where you steal your porn from.

The end of cakes: The Pumpple.

NASA wants to destroy send a robot to the moon.

Slate wonders if Netflix will destroy the internet.

Ultra-slow-motion popcorn popping video here.

Ten insane facts comics taught us about American history.

Is a deep-fried turkey worth the hassle?

FACT? The bigger the smile a baseball player has on his baseball card the longer he lives.

It's Osamu Tezuka's birthday!

For the races in the Alibi's Election Guide:

Governor:
Susana Martinez (R)

U.S. Congress:
Martin Heinrich (D)

Attorney General:
Gary King (D)

Secretary of State:
Dianna Duran (R)

Land Commissioner:
Ray Powell (D)

Sheriff:
Dan Houston (R)

See more results from Bernalillo County here

From the Secretary of State's Office here.

I'm at Hotel Andaluz with the Dems on election night. Party-goers have been waiting a while for Heinrich to take the stage. Lt. Gov. Diane Denish gave a concession speech a couple hours ago, and the crowd is hungry for some good news.

CD 1's been a tight race. Whitney Potter, Heinrich's press secretary, told me earlier that the campaign staff knew it was going to be a close one.

"We will keep fighting to make New Mexico the clean-energy jobs capital of the world," the congressman says.

He thanks the people who elected him, and the people who disagree with him.

"It's time for us to roll up our sleeves, work with each other, including across the aisle, and get back to work," he says, and the audience goes nuts.

It's official. Prop 19 failed. But supporters promise they'll be back in 2012.

We endorsed Dan Houston for Bernalillo County sheriff after we interviewed him and his opponent, Democratic incumbent Manny Gonzales. We couldn’t get a clear picture of Gonzales’ positions.

We endorsed Ray Powell for land commissioner after meeting with him and his opponent, Republican Matt Rush. Rush is a likable guy who put about 50,000 miles on his vehicle after he decided to run for office. But he just couldn’t stand up to Powell, whose experience and passion made this choice an easy one.

Join us as we live-blog with the Santa Fe New Mexican, the New Mexico Independent, the Santa Fe Reporter, KUNM and KNME. Journalists will report live from election watch parties, speak with candidates and update results as they come in.

Stay tuned for results as they come in. We’ll be joining the Santa Fe New Mexican, the New Mexico Independent, KNME and KUNM on a live-blog on alibi.com at 5 p.m.

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• Cast a ballot if you are in line when the polls close;

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We endorsed Democratic incumbent Gary King after speaking with the attorney general and his opponent, Republican Matthew Chandler. We found Chandler to be articulate and professional, but disagreed with his positions. His first order of business as AG would be to join other states in suing the federal government over health care reform.

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Our in-paper Election Guide rarely has room for much discussion of the state Legislative races. But we did send out questionnaires to candidates. They’re posted here.

14 other people had voted before me (ignoring absentee/early-voting ballots). Today is a good day to call bullshit on people who whine that their vote doesn’t count.

“Ninety percent of life is showing up.” -- Woody Allen. No, wait, he said 80 percent. Or was it just 50 percent? And wasn’t it success, not life? Oh crap, I give up. No, I’m sure the quote was about showing up, not giving up.

We endorsed Martin Heinrich for U.S. Congress this year after speaking with the congressman and his opponent, Republican Jon Barela. We found Barela to be short on specifics. In his favor, he promised to be independent, and his views on immigration were surprising given the Republican party line this election cycle.