Real Time Election Results

By Jeralyn, Section Elections 2008
Posted on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 09:48:00 PM EST
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I'll be bumping this to the top periodically all night. It's a widget and will update automatically. Click on the "President" link for live vote tallies.

Update: 11:10 pm: McCain called Obama and conceded. He will speak tonight, Sarah Palin will not.

Update: 11:00 pm: Obama wins the Presidency.

Update: 10:50 pm: Obama wins Virginia. [More...]

Update: 10:05 pm: Here's why it's over. CNN has Obama at 206 without Colorado and California. Together they are 64 votes. The Rocky Mountain News called Colorado for Obama, it's not even close. McCain can't win California. That puts Obama at 270. I think we can safely call this race for Obama.

Update: 10:00 pm: Obama wins Iowa, Colorado and New Mexico. He's got 206 electoral votes, 64 to go. McCain gets Arkansas, Kansas and Utah, but he is toast. Montana and Nevada are too early to call.

Update 9:30pm: Obama wins Ohio.

Update 9:00 pm: Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Wisconsin, Rhode Island go for Obama. McCain got Georgia, Alabama, Wyoming and North Dakota.

Update 8:30pm: Obama takes Pennsylvania and New Hampshire. I'd say it's over. The only question will be how much of a blowout.

Update 8:11 pm: Indiana looks bad for McCain. He's underperforming Bush's 2004 numbers in the red counties. CBS has called NH for Obama. Early Ohio numbers are looking good for Obama.

Update 8:00 pm: 15 states just closed. 8 states to Obama. Mass., Illiniois, CT, NJ, Delaware, Maryland, Maine and the District of Columbia. McCain gets Oklahoma and Tennessee. FL, PA and Missouri are too close to call. McCain is far behind Bush in the red counties in the middle. Looks to me like Obama will take Florida easily.

Update 7:50 pm: CBS calls South Carolina and W. Va. for McCain. CBS election results are here. CNN also calls S.C. for McCain. Obama is ahead in NC and in Miami-Dade County in Florida. See the county map.

Update 7:30pm: Polls just closed in Ohio, NC and W. Va. Not enough info to call them yet. Obama is ahead right now in Florida. Georgia results are here.

Virginia results are here. Only two southern rural counties are in which McCain is winning. Indiana results are here. Obama could take it. He's running strong in the red counties, the blue ones aren't in yet.

Update 7:20 pm: Grant Park in Chicago is filling up for the Obama event later tonight. A million people are expected. CNN is doing hologramming, bringing their reporters into the CNN Election Center. Jessica Yellin is there now, 35 cameras are shooting her body at different angles in Chicago and beaming her into the set in New York. It's very strange but very cool.

Update 7:03 pm: CNN calls Vermont for Obama, Kentucky for McCain.

Update 6:51 pm: GA, IN, KY, SC, VT and VA will close in at 7pm ET. NC closes at 7:30 pm.

Update 6:30pm: Kentucky results here. Indiana results are here. Obama is ahead in Indiana, but it's closing. McCain is ahead in Kentucky. It's still very, very early.

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Very slick widget! (5.00 / 0) (#1)
by mg7505 on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 05:05:46 PM EST

And before I forget:

A huge thank you to all the folks at TalkLeft for stimulating the best discussions about this historic race!

Bunking down with my laptop and dog in front of the TV to watch election returns,
mg7505 and family

Glad you are here (5.00 / 0) (#2)
by Jeralyn on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 05:07:25 PM EST

Big Tent Democrat, TChris and I will be here all night and we're glad for the company and your comments.

CNN sent me the widget to use, very nice of them. It's too wide to keep in the sidebars, which is why I'll be bumping it up to the top, ahead of our latest posts.


: Very nice indeed (none / 0) (#4)
by mg7505 on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 05:12:36 PM EST

Just out of curiosity, do other networks have widgets available? Given that the Presidential election will be rather unsurprising, it might be interesting to compare who calls each state first -- my guess is MSNBC -- and I wonder if they'll race to call it.
The exit polls re: voters' concerns etc will also be fascinating. I'm curious if Biden/Palin had any noticeable effect (sorry if that opens up a can of worms; I promise not to follow up on it in this thread).

if it looks like we are winning, (5.00 / 1) (#3)
by Lil on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 05:12:32 PM EST

I'm going out to a bash. If we are losing, I'll be with you all night. I hope that's not the case, but I want to say THANK YOU too.

Can I just keep posting: (5.00 / 1) (#6)
by Robot Porter on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 05:27:44 PM EST

"Did he win yet?" Like an impatient child on a road trip?

;)

I hear that.... (5.00 / 1) (#11)
by kdog on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 05:33:37 PM EST

the longest day in the longest election season ever.

Can't McCain do us a parting favor and just concede?


: No. I want to see the legal tantrums. (5.00 / 2) (#13)
by Fabian on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 05:35:40 PM EST

Grant me a little schadenfreude.

: No way! McCain has (none / 0) (#17)
by mg7505 on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 05:44:31 PM EST

to give a Grumpy Old Man congratulation speech three hours after his bedtime when they finally call it for Obama. I also call for Bush, Karl Rove and Dick Cheney to congratulate Obama tonight.

Just tell me when (5.00 / 3) (#12)
by Fabian on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 05:34:53 PM EST

the official campaign to Hold Their Feet To The Fire begins. I really am planning skipping over the celebration unless my state and federal representation goes Blue. Possibly a brief toast if Mary Jo Kilroy squeaks in. (Not my district, but I've been pulling for her for years.)

Maybe if the past two years had been an impressive display of Democratic fortitude, I would be more enthusiastic.

I want to thank you, Jeralyn (5.00 / 4) (#14)
by themomcat on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 05:40:48 PM EST

and BTD and TChris for the intelligent, rational and civilized political debate that you have conducted. It has been, by far, the most fair and balanced (Yeah, I know, cliche) any place on the web. It has been a difficult decision for me. I had, finally, decided to vote for HRC in the primaries and after her defeat, I was left without any clear choice. I could not in good conscience vote for McCain/Palin, they represent everything I oppose. Obama/Biden aren't the best that DNC could have nominated but there are no other choices for me on the ballot. I cold have done a write in or left by choice for President blank, but I didn't. I listened to HRC, Pres. Clinton and I read the conversations here. I read position papers of the candidates and parties, other blogs and newspapers. I did not make my final decision until I entered the voting booth and had voted for everything except President. I stood there for a minute or so and finally voted for Obama/Biden. I did it because of HRC and TalkLeft. You convinced me that it was the best for the country. Thanks.

Need better election rules. (5.00 / 2) (#15)
by Fabian on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 05:42:50 PM EST

Unsure if Ohio is really that special but we had no fewer than five P/VP tickets on the state ballot.


The US (5.00 / 6) (#21)
by themomcat on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 05:49:09 PM EST

needs to nationalize National Elections with standardized voting machines, registration laws and finance. There needs to be a national standard for the Primary for Party nominations. Voters need more choice than the 2 major parties in ALL 50 states. There is so much room for improvement to the electoral system in this country.


And while we're at it (5.00 / 8) (#48)
by Radiowalla on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 06:13:34 PM EST

could we please democratize the Democratic Party's antiquated and
exclusionary primary system? Please.


: Get rid of caucuses. (5.00 / 3) (#115)
by themomcat on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 08:27:18 PM EST

From your post to the leadership of the DNC's ears.

: If they do that I will be very impressed (5.00 / 5) (#124)
by ruffian on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 08:57:40 PM EST

It would be a victory of principle over self interest for the current leadership.
In other words, I;m not holding my breath.

We had six (5.00 / 5) (#23)
by gyrfalcon on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 05:49:54 PM EST

not including Green Party/McKinney, for whom I was planning to vote. Didn't have the heart to do a write-in and complicate the lives of my hard-working town officials any further to no purpose, so held my nose and voted for Obama in the end.


We had five too. (5.00 / 1) (#87)
by liminal on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 07:02:12 PM EST

The Mountain Party gives its national slot to the Green Party, and Nader and some nut from the Constitutional Party were also on. We also have, like, 42 certified write-in candidates for President, including Santa Claus. :)


: We're allowed to write in anybody (5.00 / 1) (#103)
by gyrfalcon on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 07:54:14 PM EST

who's a real person and alive. But ballots are still hand-counted the old-fashioned way everywhere but the city precincts so write-ins complicate things enormously to no real purpose, so I didn't.

I was for Hillary too (5.00 / 3) (#24)
by WS on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 05:50:41 PM EST

but I'm for Obama as well.

I hope Hillary will run again and win in 2016 after 8 years of change from Obama.


It should be a Federal law that polls (5.00 / 4) (#19)
by Exeter on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 05:47:11 PM EST

stay open at 15 hours on election day. If everyone had it like Iowa-- 6AM-9PM -- you would see alot more people ABLE to vote.

Heh. (5.00 / 4) (#27)
by Fabian on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 05:53:14 PM EST

Reading another board, some discussion of the primary caucuses...if you really WANT people to vote you have absentee and mail in and early voting and long polling hours. If you don't want people to participate, then...?


I'm in a caucus state (5.00 / 2) (#110)
by imhotep on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 08:22:13 PM EST

and I'm sick and tired of the party bosses saying that the party gets to choose the nominee.

It's like saying that the average voter is not an element of the "party".


: Hell yeah... (5.00 / 2) (#120)
by kdog on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 08:34:02 PM EST

I guess it's an exclusive party...not my kinda party.
I don't like that you have to be a "party member" to vote in the primaries in my state...people should have the right to cross the lines to see a candidate they support in the race.
There always has to be a rub in there somewhere...electoral college on down.

I would do it like the Heisman trophy voting (none / 0) (#133)
by Exeter on Wed Nov 05, 2008 at 10:17:58 AM EST

The idea of a caucus is to narrow a large field and that is done by being able to go with your second, third, or fourth choice if your first, second, ect choice is not viable.

If I were running things I would say have the first primary in a small state -- it doesn't have to be Iowa every year -- and then have people vote for their top three choices, like they do for the Heisman, with first getting 3points, second two points, and third getting one point. Then, you would get more people and still have a little bit of a caucusey feel to it.


NYC is 6 AM to 9 PM as well (none / 0) (#26)
by themomcat on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 05:53:02 PM EST

There needs to be a national standard for national elections.


Hologram interview on CNN! (5.00 / 0) (#53)
by gyrfalcon on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 06:22:02 PM EST

Wow! CNN just unrolled a new technology I hadn't heard they were working on, where their reporter in Chicago is talking to Blitzer right in the studio via hologram! It's bells and whistles, but man, a pretty good set. Looks like Princess Leia in the beginning of "Star Wars."

I'm sure she'll be on a lot this evening, so keep your eye open for it. It's pretty impressive.

I saw that. It took me back to when I was (5.00 / 1) (#62)
by Teresa on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 06:27:54 PM EST

a little kid watching General Hospital and they had a plot line with holograms. It took this many years to actually do it?


: Hmm. (5.00 / 1) (#79)
by Fabian on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 06:56:08 PM EST

Holograms are not easy and definitely not energy efficient. Such a shame because it's such an amazing technology.

Star Wars... (5.00 / 2) (#80)
by kdog on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 06:56:28 PM EST

exactly what my brother said..."Help us Obi Wan Obama, you're our only hope."


I'll second that (none / 0) (#55)
by Lil on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 06:23:43 PM EST

Where are you finding these? (none / 0) (#57)
by Spamlet on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 06:24:57 PM EST

Reminded me of (none / 0) (#60)
by TomStewart on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 06:26:52 PM EST

Princess Leia from Star Wars. Kinda weird.


Obama winning Dade by 20 points (5.00 / 0) (#70)
by Big Tent Democrat on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 06:42:36 PM EST

That margin is sufficient for carrying the state.

: State of Florida (none / 0) (#71)
by Big Tent Democrat on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 06:42:59 PM EST

Miami Florida (5.00 / 0) (#74)
by CoralGables on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 06:46:10 PM EST

Early vote and absentee ballots are in for Miami-Dade County. Obama up by 100,000.

In 2004 Kerry won the county by 48,000

Whole lotta Blue.... (5.00 / 0) (#91)
by kdog on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 07:07:50 PM EST

just went up in the Northeast on CNN, with the formality of NY to follow.

The closer we get, the more excited I get...the first Brown Eyed Handsome Man in the Oval Office.

I'm glad Chuck lived to see it.

: CNN goes out on a limb and (5.00 / 1) (#96)
by nycstray on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 07:13:53 PM EST

projects that Sen. Barack Obama will win Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Washington
lol!~

Karmic Justice in Florida: (5.00 / 2) (#97)
by steviez314 on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 07:16:26 PM EST

Obama wins by 537 votes, but they don't bother with a recount since he already has 350+ EVs elsewhere.

Fox projects Hagan over Dole in NC (5.00 / 1) (#98)
by robrecht on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 07:16:50 PM EST

Exit poll shows Franken ahead. . . (5.00 / 0) (#105)
by andgarden on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 08:04:48 PM EST

Fox called NM for Obama? That's it (5.00 / 0) (#107)
by Teresa on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 08:15:05 PM EST

isn't it? Even if McCain pulls out Ohio and VA, he can't win?

: Fox has now even called Ohio for Obama (5.00 / 0) (#109)
by robrecht on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 08:20:19 PM EST

Fox calls Ohio for Obama (5.00 / 0) (#108)
by Big Tent Democrat on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 08:19:53 PM EST

Then took it back, I think. (none / 0) (#111)
by Teresa on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 08:23:38 PM EST

ovah (none / 0) (#112)
by andgarden on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 08:24:30 PM EST

Now I think CNN is going to call it. After (none / 0) (#114)
by Teresa on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 08:26:16 PM EST

this commercial. I'm sure Fox took that back but maybe shouldn't have?


ABC called Ohio for Obama (5.00 / 1) (#116)
by Spamlet on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 08:27:36 PM EST

If that sticks, it's over.


: ABC (5.00 / 2) (#119)
by themomcat on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 08:32:50 PM EST

says that Republican turnout lowest ever. Republicans are staying home.

would sarah palin (5.00 / 2) (#129)
by cpinva on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 11:32:30 PM EST

just please go home! i don't want to see or hear from or of her, ever again.

Is That Turnout (none / 0) (#5)
by zvs888 on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 05:25:10 PM EST

In PA worrisome; 80%?

I would think that's good for McCain but I don't know. Depends on what the numbers are out of Philly. Hopefully Obama gets 600k+ margin out of it.

Just know (5.00 / 1) (#8)
by lilburro on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 05:30:42 PM EST

that if Obama loses PA, it will be the fault of Steelers fans. :P


Turnout (5.00 / 1) (#10)
by TheRealFrank on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 05:31:34 PM EST

Big turnout is good for Dems. Especially since new voters break heavily for Obama.


Where did you hear that? That's huge. I (none / 0) (#7)
by Teresa on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 05:28:16 PM EST

can't imagine the wait with that large of a turnout.


: A reporter on CNN (5.00 / 1) (#9)
by WS on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 05:31:16 PM EST

said that. Not record breaking turnout but still at 80%.
Drudge has a headline from PA that has Obama leading. But its Drudge and I'll pretend he doesn't exist.

In about 15 minutes, (none / 0) (#18)
by andgarden on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 05:45:47 PM EST

we should probably have the Indiana exits as first released. I will make an estimate just based on those right away.

Fox says Obama wins 44% of white men (5.00 / 0) (#20)
by Big Tent Democrat on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 05:47:41 PM EST

in INDIANA.

IF that's the case, They can call Indiana for Obama as soon as the polls close.


Wow (none / 0) (#22)
by andgarden on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 05:49:37 PM EST

As they count, Obama is still narrowly ahead in IN. I'm guessing they're tallying the early vote now.

Supposedly Georgia is 30% black tonight. We'll know something in 10 minutes.


McCain running behind Pence (none / 0) (#25)
by Big Tent Democrat on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 05:52:24 PM EST

by at least 20 points as best I can tell.

The numbers are from red GOP districts.

IF this is a harbinger this is going to be a wipeout by 10 points


How sad (5.00 / 0) (#29)
by Steve M on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 05:54:14 PM EST

I like that guy who's running against Pence. His wife writes great diaries. But oh yeah, I suppose the Presidency matters too.


IT is an impossible district (none / 0) (#30)
by Big Tent Democrat on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 05:55:36 PM EST

that McCain is only winning it by 10 is disastrous for McCain.

This is going to be a landslide. Larry is looking good right now.


I said 381 yesterday. (none / 0) (#32)
by andgarden on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 05:57:02 PM EST

You're looking good (5.00 / 1) (#33)
by Big Tent Democrat on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 05:57:39 PM EST

: Hey, I said 382....Go Omaha! (none / 0) (#50)
by steviez314 on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 06:17:10 PM EST

If a Democrat wins Pence's district (none / 0) (#31)
by andgarden on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 05:56:03 PM EST

it's probably because he's running unopposed. The Dems who drew the map in 2001 intended it that way.


Yup (none / 0) (#28)
by andgarden on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 05:53:16 PM EST

Exit poll says: Obama with 52% in Indiana (none / 0) (#34)
by andgarden on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 06:01:27 PM EST

Election is over (none / 0) (#36)
by Big Tent Democrat on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 06:02:28 PM EST

Virginia "too early to call."

Barack Obama will be the next President of the United States.


Yup (none / 0) (#38)
by andgarden on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 06:03:33 PM EST

Exit poll makes it clear that he wins Virginia too.


What numbers are you coming up with there? (none / 0) (#47)
by Teresa on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 06:12:51 PM EST

Obama 54%, McCain 45% (5.00 / 1) (#49)
by andgarden on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 06:16:20 PM EST

Unreal.


And CNN just adjusted down (5.00 / 1) (#51)
by andgarden on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 06:19:15 PM EST

Obama w/ 52% in VA.


Generally speaking (5.00 / 2) (#58)
by Steve M on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 06:25:12 PM EST

it is a mistake to extrapolate from the unweighted exit polls.


: Well, it's bouncing around (none / 0) (#59)
by andgarden on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 06:26:11 PM EST

But I did this all through the primary, and was scarcely ever disappointed.

Indiana has two time zones, right? (none / 0) (#35)
by Teresa on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 06:02:15 PM EST

It's weird that some of the state closed an hour ago and some just now.

We also have two time zones but we close at the same time.

ABC calling KY and VT (none / 0) (#37)
by themomcat on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 06:02:51 PM EST

KY = McCain = 8 electoral votes
VT = Obama = 3 electoral votes

: CNN VA (none / 0) (#40)
by themomcat on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 06:06:05 PM EST

VA Senate = Mark Warner

Georgia for McCain by a hair (none / 0) (#39)
by andgarden on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 06:04:45 PM EST

Obama 48% McCain 49%.

Are those real numbers? (none / 0) (#41)
by LarryInNYC on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 06:07:18 PM EST

Extrapolated by me from the exit poll (none / 0) (#42)
by andgarden on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 06:07:48 PM EST

Too close to call, then. (none / 0) (#43)
by LarryInNYC on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 06:08:39 PM EST

Wow. Georgia.


Yup (none / 0) (#44)
by andgarden on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 06:09:12 PM EST

If black percentage ticks up a couple of points. . .


And remember how much those first exits (none / 0) (#45)
by Teresa on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 06:10:38 PM EST

get adjusted as the real results come in? Some of them were quite a bit off in the primaries.


: Indeed (none / 0) (#46)
by andgarden on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 06:11:17 PM EST

Exits: Obama won GA, IN, VA!!!! (none / 0) (#52)
by Exeter on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 06:19:23 PM EST

no f'n way! (none / 0) (#54)
by Lil on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 06:23:09 PM EST

GA is too close to call according to me (none / 0) (#56)
by andgarden on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 06:24:28 PM EST

But I'm calling Virginia for Obama.


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