Shari Murphy celebrates her birthday with the Pima County Democrats at the Marriott during the Victory Party.
  • Noelle Haro-Gomez
  • Shari Murphy celebrates her birthday with the Pima County Democrats at the Marriott during the Victory Party.
Maria Rocco, left, and Maria Troutner wait anxiously as numbers are splashed onto the big screen of numbers across the country.
  • Noelle Haro-Gomez
  • Maria Rocco, left, and Maria Troutner wait anxiously as numbers are splashed onto the big screen of numbers across the country.
Dan Heirshberg and Rosie Joe-Heirshberg share a laugh as numbers start to come in.
  • Noelle Haro-Gomez
  • Dan Heirshberg and Rosie Joe-Heirshberg share a laugh as numbers start to come in.

This article appears in Nov 1-7, 2012.

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