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[US Elections 08] Electoral vote tally – Obama 207, McCain 129

Posted by Stacy-Marie Ishmael on Nov 05 03:15.

As at 22:05 ET, via Reuters:

A presidential candidate must get 270 electoral votes out of a possible 538 to win the U.S. election. The 538 members of the Electoral College, not the popular vote, actually elect the president of the United States. Electoral votes are allocated to each state and the District of Columbia.

With network television projections in from states whose polls have closed, the following is the latest tally of projected electoral votes.
States where McCain is projected to have won (and contribution to electoral vote count)

NORTH DAKOTA 3

UTAH 5

WYOMING 3

LOUISIANA 9

KANSAS 6

TEXAS 34

GEORGIA 15

ALABAMA 9

ARKANSAS 6

KENTUCKY 8

WEST VIRGINIA 5

SOUTH CAROLINA 8

OKLAHOMA 7

TENNESSEE 11

States where Obama is projected to have won (and contribution to electoral vote count)

IOWA 7

OHIO 20

NEW YORK 31

NEW MEXICO 5

RHODE ISLAND 4

MICHIGAN 17

MINNESOTA 10

WISCONSIN 10

CONNECTICUT 7

DELAWARE 3

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 3

ILLINOIS 21

MAINE* 4

MARYLAND 10

MASSACHUSETTS 12

NEW HAMPSHIRE 4

NEW JERSEY 15

PENNSYLVANIA 21

VERMONT 3

*In 48 states and Washington, DC, the candidate who wins the popular vote wins all of the state’s electors. Nebraska and Maine have a proportional system of awarding them.

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