After Jenny does the "5, 4, 3..." count, the light on Camera 1 turns on, and Jeremy takes a deep breath, composing himself.

Welcome back to the National Nightly News. I'm Jeremy Donaldson.

Our first story tonight: The election ends as Advance wins the popular vote with a shocking 81%. To hear their acceptance speech, we'll be going live to Patrick Bannon, who is at the site now. Patrick?