Post state results here
 

Looks like a long night.
My guess is non swing states will be called within 30-45 minutes of poll closings. Swing states, maybe 1.5hrs.

7 p.m. ET: Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia

7:30 p.m. ET: North Carolina, Ohio, West Virginia

8 p.m. ET: Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee

8:30 p.m. ET: Arkansas

9 p.m. ET: Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Texas, Wisconsin, Wyoming

10 p.m. ET: Iowa, Montana, Nevada, Utah

11 p.m. ET: California, Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon, Washington

1 a.m. ET: Alaska

NBC was calling results in Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky and Vermont less than 5 minutes after the polls closed. That's ridiculously fast IMHO.

I just saw that Bush wins New Hampshire

That's funny because even at 6PM ET he was trailing in the exit polls by 18pts

Bush wins Ga. (15), Ky. (8), Ind. (11); Kerry takes Vermont (3)

Bush: 34
Kerry: 3

Well hell, I don't know...that's just what they said on TV. Let's not shoot the messenger. Anyone care to confirm this---?

Bush grabs West Virginia (5)

Bush: 39
Kerry: 3

Closed but unpredicted:
Ohio, North Carolina, Kentucky, South Carolina

NC, VA and SC too close to call, but polls closed

The New York Times isn't calling anything so far in the Presidential race.

Here's a confusing report on the outcome of Georgia's Senate race:

Georgia Reporting: 0.1%
Denise Majette, Dem 689 (54.1%)
* Johnny Isakson, Rep 581 (45.6%)
Allen Buckley, Lib 3 (0.2%)

Hardly any precincts have reported, Isakson is only at 45.6%, and they're already calling it for Isakson?? :confused:

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/pag...lts/president/

-Rudey

Bush takes TN, AL, SC, MS, OK
Kerry takes 3 of Maine's 4 *1 undecided EV
Kerry takes NJ, MD, DC, DE, CT, MA, IL

Bush: 80
Kerry: 77
undecided: 1 EV in ME

NH, VA, NC, MO, OH, PA, FL in unprojected pile.

Polls closing in Texas about this time (19:00 local)

Obviously, a lock for the CinC to win Texas.

Frost vs. Sessions slugfest in Congressional District 32.

The 'Jones Tax' - Arlington, Texas votes to whether to raise taxes to come up with half the money for a new stadium for the Sainted Dallas Cowpukes.

Bush carries North Carolina's 15 EVs


projected defeat of Sen. Bunning to Dr. Mongiardo in Kentucky

where are you getting your numbers? because as of right now, www.cnn.com says that Kerry has 77 and Bush has 66.

watching NBC, CBS, ABC and CNN all at once

Bush takes Virginia

Bush: 108
Kerry: 77

think Bush has SC too w/8 EV's

NBC says bush has

Texas
Kansas
Wyoming
North Dakota
South Dakota

Kerry has:
Rhode Island

Bush takes ND, SD, NE, WY, KS, TX
Kerry takes NY, RI

Bush : 155
Kerry: 112

CBS must be really behind. It still said Bush had 108 and Kerry, 77 last I checked.

With 5% of the vote in Ohio in...Bush is leading by 5%.

But there's still 95% to go.

I've been changing back and forth and it seems that NBC has the most accurate up to date coverage.

You want to see "behind" - check out nytimes.com - they are being very cagey.

CBS is ahead of CNN on Mississippi.

that puts the score at:

Bush: 162
Kerry: 112

PA election results as of 8:50 EST
 

PENNSYLVANIA ELECTION RESULTS 2004

Precincts Reporting 0 %

PRESIDENT
Candidate Votes

Kerry 1,197 53 %
Bush 1,012 45 %
Badnarik 7 0 %
Cobb 4 0 %
Peroutka 0 0 %

Re: Post state results here
 

Okay, I need to ask you - have you ever worked the polls? Because the vast number of absentee ballots and the possibility of thousands of provisional ballots is going to make the entire process a new ballgame.

I once heard the district that I was working called when we hadn't even opened the absentee ballots yet! These may be somewhat educated guesses, but obviously, the operative word is guess!!

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We'll still love you if Bush wins.

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But of course!

We all have to vote our convictions & our consciences.

Utah goes Bush. 5EV

Penn, Ohio, Florida still undecided.
Maine: 3Kerry, 1undecided.

Bush 175
Kerry 112




Close race between Daschle and Thune. Here are some numbers I thought were interesting.

90% of people who thought religous faith was the most important quality in a president voted for Thune while only 14% of people who thought intelligence was the most important quality voted for Thune. 86% of people who thought intelligence was the most important voted for Daschle, and not surpsingly 90% voted for Daschle that thought change was the most important.

17% of precincts reporting votes by county voter survey results

Daschle 32,569 51%
Thune 31,485 49%

Still oh so close.

Missouri is called for Bush

R192
D112

See, this is what I don't get. Maybe that its just that I believe in being a bit more cautious...but seriously, NJ was called at 8:05. Polls close at 8. There were people still voting (my procastiniatining friend who got in line at 7:45pm) was still voting at 8:30. How can anything be called when people are still casting ballots??!!

The margin was expected to be so high for the candidate it would be near impossible for the other candidate to win. Hence, why ND down south to OK was all called at once.

Exit polls combined with historical voting trends.

Re: Re: Post state results here
 

I was once an election officer in Fairfax County, Virginia way back in 1988. Way it worked back then was that the live votes taken at the precinct were automatically tabulated when the polls closed, then called in to the county elections office. Of course, subject to any absentee ballots received, which are usually counted after the live vote. I don't recall if we even had any provisional ballots cast.

In states where early voting is allowed, they are usually the first numbers released.

Missouri goes Bush

Bush 193
Kerry 112

:eek: make the madness stop!

Looks like Arlington, Texas is going to be the new home for the Dallas Cowpokes. The Jones tax passed.

Pete Sessions is beating the crap outta Martin Frost in District 32.

any word on the Morrison-Delay-Morrison race?

<Brother Bluto> Holy Shit! </Brother Bluto>

53% of precincts reporting in Penn: 60% for Kerry

ETA: CBS called Penn for Kerry

Bush: 196
Kerry: 133

Local news has confirmed.. Michigan is 55% Bush-45% Kerry with 14% of precincts in.. NONE of the precincts in Detroit have reported yet. You can't call Michigan without the 400,000 voters in Detroit.