05 November 2008

Post 0200 GMT results preliminary from BBC

Michigan Obama 17 electoral votes
Minnesota Obama 10 electoral votes
Wisconsin Obama 10 electoral votes
New York Obama 31 electoral votes
North Dakota McCain 3 electoral votes
Wyoming McCain 3 electoral votes
Rhode Island Obama 4 electoral votes

No change from 2004 - still

CNN saying Obama 174 McCain 49

0159 GMT- On the cusp of the key states

Florida still too close to call, Georgia looks like McCain, along with Arkansas, Alabama and Oklahoma.

Senate - Democrats 47, Republicans 30
House - Democrats 38, Republicans 20

but a barrage of results about to come

No states have changed compared to 2004 yet

I still would put my money on Obama, but one thing is clear:

It's 0145 GMT and not a single state that voted Bush in 2004 has voted Obama this time round.

Far too early to call, but... since last time:
CNN has declared Pennsylvania for Obama
so it IS 102/34

0130 GMT - US election

CNN has Obama at 81, declaring New Hampshire but not Pennsylvania. McCain still at 34.

McCain needs Florida, North Carolina and Virginia. These all remain too close to call.

0115 GMT - US election update

Pennsylvania projected for Obama 21 electoral votes
New Hampshire projected for Obama 4 electoral votes
Illinois projected for Obama 21 electoral votes
DC projected for Obama 3 electoral votes
Massachusetts projected for Obama 12 electoral votes
Delaware projected for Obama 3 electoral votes
Tennessee projcted for McCain 11 electoral votes
Maryland projected for Obama 10 electoral votes
Connecticut projected for Obama 7 electoral votes
Oklahoma projectd for McCain 7 electoral votes
Maine projected for Obama 4 electoral votes
New Jersey projected for Obama 15 electoral votes

Obama winning Pennsylvania and New Hampshire are both major blows to McCain who hoped to pick them up. Both went to Kerry in 2004

Fundamentally there have not been any changes in states compared to 2004.

CNN is saying 77 for Obama and 34 for McCain.
BBC is saying 103 for Obama.

The landslide hasn't happened - yet.