Another runner, Dave Jacobs Robinson, says he got close to the finish line when he was told to stop.
Republicans will continue to hold a strong majority and are on target to finish close to the 242 seats they held.
Meanwhile, specialist US terrorism officers are waiting to question Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving suspect in the twin bombings close to the finish line of the Boston Marathon.
Many who go to the polls are low-information voters who make their minds up close to the finish line, often based not on principled ideology but rather on team spirit or intuition.
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Grange was 21 points ahead of Moelgg going into the final race after a season which included three victories and a second place, but his freak slip-up so close to the finish saw his dreams of winning the title abruptly end.
In Boston, the first of the explosions went off close to the marathon finish line at about 14:50 local time (18:50 GMT) on Monday.
Dimitar Berbatov looked offside when he flicked home a close-range finish to put United ahead after 30 minutes.
Simpson used his long putter for his third and it looked set to finish close to the cup until a massive gust of wind saw it roll over six-feet past.
In 2004, her victory over Susan Chepkemei in a close finish came nine weeks after her failure to finish the Olympic marathon in Athens.
After failing to make an impact with the new ball at the start of the Lions second innings, West Indies opted to stay out in the middle after the scheduled close and play the game to a finish.
At the other end, Zerara brought down a cross with ease and scuffing his left foot finish too close to Gallacher.
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Skipper Brad Fittler then raced over straight from a scrum to close the gap to just eight points and, in a nailbiting finish, centre Russell Richardson had a try ruled out for putting his left hand on the dead-ball line before grounding the ball.
The winner is the first person to close all the categories and finish with the most points.
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But a late Sarries rally produced a try apiece for Nicky Little and Robbie Kydd to set up a close finish.
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The game changed decisively when Taarabt sprung into life to convert Smith's cross from the left with a precise finish and the Moroccan then went very close to a second goal with a curling strike that drifted the wrong side of Loach's goal.
Hibs improved immediately after the break but fell further behind to Stephen Elliott's close-range finish after 67 minutes.
The last two times it's been a really close finish, so it was nice to make it a little easier on my husband (Gary Lough).
Paul Hanlon restored Hibs' advantage from close range before Higdon drove home to signal a rousing finish.
Worcestershire were close to honours last season but just missed out on promotion to division one with a fourth-place finish in the championship.
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Anelka made it three late on with a neat finish after good work from Lampard and Kalou, and there was still time for Lampard to add a fourth with a close-range finish from Kalou's pass.
Despite the British team having control of the peloton throughout the race, they struggled to close the gap on the lead group and Cavendish was nowhere in sight as Vinokourov out sprinted Uran to the finish line in front of Buckingham Palace.
Dirk Kuyt's close-range finish three minutes before the interval looked to have secured Liverpool a slender lead.
Brewster's side appeared to improve with 10 men though as substitute Craig Conway, who had come on for David Goodwillie three minutes before Hunt's sending off, crossed for Samuel to pull a goal back with a close-range finish.
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In the women's, Sarah Tunstall timed her challenge well over the 6km course to finish second in 21:10, but but could not close the gap on Susan Kuijken of the Netherlands, who finished eight seconds ahead.
It was left to Barcelona captain Xavi to finish the Ukraine team off, the Spaniard slotting in from close range after more fine work down the right from Alves as the Camp Nou faithful celebrated another resounding victory.
On marathon day, they joined a group of close friends who had met at Stoneham High School, gathering near the finish line to cheer another friend, a firefighter from Somerville, Mass.
Ricardo Fuller's turn of pace and neat finish restored Stoke's lead, only for Laursen to level from close range.
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