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6:30 a.m. All over but the shouting |
2004-11-03 |
Presidential Summary 98 percent - Nationwide precincts reporting Kerry Dem 54,457,514 votes - 48 percent Has won 20 states with 252 electoral votes Leads in 0 states with 0 electoral votes Bush Rep 58,009,162 votes - 51 percent Has won 28 states with 254 electoral votes Leads in 3 states with 32 electoral votes Nader Ind 388,441 votes - 0 percent Has won 0 states with 0 electoral votes Leads in 0 states with 0 electoral votes Others 655,912 votes - 1 percent Has won 0 states with 0 electoral votes Leads in 0 states with 0 electoral votes Needed to win: 270 of the total 538 electoral votes ========================================================= Provisional ballots cloud clinching Ohio vote President Bush pulled within striking distance of a second term early this morning, although Sen. John Kerry's campaign vowed to stage a come-from-behind victory in the pivotal state of Ohio. SecState Blackwell says will begin count of provisional ballots in 10 days, but he doesn't think there will be enough to change things. ============================================================== GOP majorities grow in Senate and House Republicans swept the five Democratic Southern Senate seats up for election, expanding their majority by at least three seats in the U.S. Senate, and appeared to have scored a major upset by knocking off Democratic Minority Leader Tom Daschle of South Dakota. =========================================================== Eleven states uphold traditional marriage State constitutional amendments to uphold marriage as the union of a man and a woman easily passed yesterday in all 11 states where it was on the ballot. |
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