Is there some kind of tabulation ballyhoo happenin’ today? Locate your granny cranny and, as Russell Peters says, be a man.

In S.F., there are free election watching parties at Mezzanine and the Yerba Buena Center. In Boston, Young Democrats and Drinking Liberally host at Mantra (other fiestas here). In New York, DJ Rekh spins at the Union Square Virgin store at 4 pm, and there are more parties than you can shake a chad at. In Chicago, a million people are expected to descend on the hood surrounding the Obama rally at Grant Park. More for D.C., Seattle, Jersey and London.

Also, Ben & Jerry’s ice cream stores will be handing out free scoops from 5 til 8 pm, and Krispy Kreme is giving out star-shaped doughnuts.