US voters go to the polls

Republican John McCain has conceded the election to Democrat Barack Obama. After two years of campaigning, today United States citizens went to the polls to vote for the Presidency and for numerous Senate, House, state and local races across the country. The District of Columbia and at least 32 states had early voting before election day. By October 31, over 23 million people had voted by mail or at early voting locations. Of the approximately 6 million people of known party affiliation who voted early, 58% were Democrats and 42% were Republicans.

Record numbers of voters were expected to the polls on election day. There were reports of technical problems and long lines across the country. Heavy turnouts were reported in Indiana, Ohio, and Wyoming, among other states.

By 11:45 A.M. EST Obama is projected to have won 349 electoral votes to McCain's 163 votes. The popular vote at this time was 62,992,553 (52%) for Obama, 55,796,823 (46%) for McCain.

National Results

State Results

Note: The results in are only for states that are reporting at least 99% of precincts.

State Obama Popular Vote Obama % McCain Popular Vote McCain % Electoral VoteAlabama811,51039%1,263,74161%9Alaska80,34036%136,34862%3Arizona851,58945%1,012,87854%10Arkansas418,04939%632,67259%6California55Colorado9Connecticut7Delaware247,38661%151,66738%3District of Columbia210,40393%14,8217%3Florida4,103,63851%3,908,73649%27Georgia1,811,19846%2,022,40953%15Hawaii298,62172%110,84827%4Idaho235,21936%400,98962%4Illinois3,265,50962%1,970,62237%21Indiana1,367,26450%1,341,10149%11Iowa818,24054%677,50845%7Kansas499,97941%685,54157%6Kentucky751,51541%1,050,59958%8Louisiana780,98140%1,147,60359%9Maine4Maryland1,409,15061%873,32038%10Massachusetts1,891,08362%1,104,28436%12Michigan2,867,68057%2,044,40541%17Minnesota1,573,24654%1,275,46644%10Mississippi517,89943%684,47557%6Missouri1,436,74549%1,442,61350%11Montana220,40147%236,51350%3Nebraska315,91341%439,42147%5Nevada531,88455%411,98843%5New Hampshire4New Jersey2,073,93457%1,540,90742%15New Mexico454,29157%334,29842%5New York4,357,36062%2,573,36837%31North Carolina2,123,33450%2,109,28149%15North Dakota141,11345%168,52353%3Ohio20Oklahoma502,28634%959,64566%7Oregon7Pennsylvania 3,184,80755%2,584,11944%21Rhode Island272,57263%150,89135%4South Carolina842,44145%1,008,72754%8South Dakota170,87745%203,00253%3Tennessee1,093,21342%1,487,56457%11Texas3,521,16444%4,467,74855%34Utah301,77134%555,49763%5Vermont3Virginia1,792,50252%1,637,33847%13Washington11West Virginia301,43843%394,27856%5Wisconsin1,670,47456%1,258,18143%10Wyoming80,49633%160,63966%3