John McCain wins Missouri, the last undecided state on the map, two weeks after the election. The final count in the Electoral College is 365 for Obama and 173 for McCain.
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The 2008 Presidential Election Finally Comes to an End
Posted: November 19, 2008 in UncategorizedTags: 2008 Elections, Barack Obama, John McCain, Missouri, Swing States
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Omaha
Posted: November 8, 2008 in 2008 Elections, Barack ObamaTags: 2008 Elections, Barack Obama, Nebraska, Omaha, Swing States
It looks like Barack Obama won the electoral vote for Omaha, Nebraska – the first time a Democrat has ever won it since the state began allocating votes by congressional disctrict decades ago.
This raises his electoral vote count to 365.
Carolina Blue
Posted: November 6, 2008 in 2008 Elections, Barack ObamaTags: 2008 Elections, Barack Obama, North Carolina, Swing States
It’s moot at this point, but two days after the election, the AP is calling North Carolina for Obama, putting his electoral vote count at 364. Only Missouri is unaccounted for.
Election Day Timetable
Posted: November 4, 2008 in 2008 Elections, Barack Obama, Election Day, John McCainTags: 2008 Elections, Barack Obama, Election Day, Election Night, John McCain, Swing States
According to the Associated Press, here are the times (EST) polls close tonight, and the number of electoral votes each state is worth.
7:00
Georgia (15)
Indiana (11)
Kentucky (8)
South Carolina (8)
Vermont (3)
Virginia (13)
TOTAL ELECTORAL VOTES: 58
7:30
Ohio (20)
North Carolina (15)
West Virginia (5)
TOTAL ELECTORAL VOTES: 40
8:00
Alabama (9)
Connecticut (7)
Delaware (3)
Florida (27)
Illinois (21)
Maine (4)
Maryland (10)
Massachusetts (12)
Mississippi (6)
Missouri (11)
New Hampshire (4)
New Jersey (15)
Oklahoma (7)
Pennsylvania (21)
Tennessee (11)
Washington DC (3)
TOTAL ELECTORAL VOTES: 171
8:30
Arkansas (6)
TOTAL ELECTORAL VOTES: 6
9:00
Arizona (10)
Colorado (9)
Kansas (6)
Louisiana (9)
Michigan (17)
Minnesota (10)
Nebraska (5)
New Mexico (5)
New York (31)
North Dakota (3)
Rhode Island (4)
South Dakota (3)
Texas (34)
Wisconsin (10)
Wyoming (3)
TOTAL ELECTORAL VOTES: 159
10:00
Iowa (7)
Montana (3)
Nevada (5)
Utah (5)
TOTAL ELECTORAL VOTES: 20
11:00
California (55)
Hawaii (4)
Idaho (4)
Oregon (7)
Washington (11)
TOTAL ELECTORAL VOTES: 81
1:00
Alaska (3)
TOTAL ELECTORAL VOTES: 3
First Results Are In
Posted: November 4, 2008 in 2008 Elections, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, John McCain, Sarah PalinTags: 2008 Elections, Barack Obama, Dixville Notch, Election Day, Election Night, Hart's Location, Joe Biden, John McCain, New Hampshire, Sarah Palin, Swing States
From the towns of Dixville Notch and Hart’s Location, New Hampshire (with a combined population of 115), traditionally the first towns to vote on Election Day when the polls open at midnight.
Dixville Notch
McCain – 6
Obama – 15
Nader – 0
Hart’s Location
McCain – 10
Obama – 17
Nader – 0
Paul – 2
Thus begins today’s great exercise in democracy.
Update: According to Josh Marshall, this is the second time a Democratic candidate has won Dixville Notch since the midnight voting tradition began in 1948. The first was Hubert Humphrey in 1968.
Rove’s Final Map
Posted: November 4, 2008 in 2008 Elections, Barack Obama, John McCain, Media, Talking HeadsTags: 2008 Elections, Barack Obama, Election Day, Election Night, John McCain, Karl Rove, Media, Swing States, Talking Heads
Not a good outlook for McCain. Never in a million years did I think my projections would be more conservative than Karl Rove’s.
Twenty, Twenty, Twenty-Four Hours to Go…
Posted: November 3, 2008 in 2008 Elections, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, John McCain, Media, Sarah PalinTags: 2008 Elections, Barack Obama, Election Day, Election Night, Joe Biden, John McCain, Media, Sarah Palin, Swing States
These should keep you busy watching the returns come in tomorrow.
Five Thirty Eight
CNN Political Ticker
Daily Kos
Huffington Post
Marc Ambinder
Politico
Talking Points Memo
The Caucus
The Page
I and many of my friends and colleagues in the press been watching this campaign for two years and it all comes down to tomorrow. Amazing how it all went by so fast. Take some time to relax, get some rest, and savor the moment. Tomorrow is going to be a long day.
