OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS THREAD

[LadyEagle]

Ken, have they called Arkansas yet?

I might have missed it somewhere.

 

[Joseph_Botwinick]

I am on the edge of my seat. This is more suspensful than game 4 with Boston and New York.

Joseph Botwinick

 

[Gina B]

My goodness, this is insane. The voting was supposed to end here at 7:30 but people are still voting since the lines were too long, some ran out of ballots, some people are fighting to be given paper ballots, etc..
And to make it more interesting, two different polls show two different things...one has Bush in the lead and the other has Kerry.
Actually fun to be in Ohio tonight...
Gina

 

[JGrubbs]

Arkansas race for President

38 of 2599 precincts - 1% reporting

John F. Kerry Dem 64,599 - 50 percent
George W. Bush (i) Rep 63,595 - 49 percent
Ralph Nader Pop 467 - 0 percent
Michael Badnarik Lib 189 - 0 percent
David Cobb Grn 157 - 0 percent
Michael Peroutka CST 120 - 0 percent

 

[LadyEagle]

This may end up being an all nighter for me. I'm so hyped now, I'll never fall asleep. How can I possibly start work in the morning?


Such a nail biter!

 

[KenH]

President: Arkansas
(6 electoral votes)
Updated: 9:25 p.m. ET

Bush(Incumbent)
77,798 51%
Kerry
74,786 49%
Nader
599 0%
Badnarik
234 0%
Peroutka
196 0%
Cobb
180 0%

3% of precincts reporting

 

[LadyEagle]

You did the right thing, Ken. (Voting for Bush) Proud of ya!

 

[JGrubbs]

Tom Coburn Wins the Oklahoma Senate Race!

We have an America First Senator!

Former GOP Rep. Tom Coburn wins Senate seat in Oklahoma

http://www.tulsaworld.com/BreakingNewsStory.asp?ID=041102_Br_senate

 

[Joseph_Botwinick]

Bush wins Louisianna.

This gives him 165 electoral votes.

 

[JGrubbs]

Bush 169
Kerry 112

 

[KenH]

Looks like Bunning might just pull it out after all with a late inning rally:

Kentucky Senate
Updated: 9:22 p.m. ET

Bunning(R)(Incumbent)
805,926 50%
Mongiardo (D)
793,424 50%

91% of precincts reporting

 

[JGrubbs]

I am confused how they can call a state for a candidate with less than 5% of the precincts reporting. For instance they are calling Texas for Bush, but only 4% of the 8806 precincts reporting.

 

[Joseph_Botwinick]

Yahoo has called Mississippi for Bush. Fox News has not called that one yet. That must be the difference.

Joseph Botwinick

 

[Joseph_Botwinick]

Texas is pretty much a no brainer. We knew they were going for the president 3 months ago.

Joseph Botwinick

 

[KenH]

Originally posted by JGrubbs:
I am confused how they can call a state for a candidate with less than 5% of the precincts reporting.

They compare the exit polls for the selected bellwether precincts to the actual votes coming in from those precincts and if they are matching up, they call the State.

 

[JGrubbs]

Originally posted by Joseph_Botwinick:
Texas is pretty much a no brainer. We knew they were going for the president 3 months ago.

Yeah, but they are doing the same in Wyoming, with only 3% reporting. I would think they would wait till at least 50% report before they call the state.

 

[Joseph_Botwinick]

Fox News just called Arkansas, North Dakota, and Michigan for the Marriage ammendments.

Joseph Botwinick

 

[KenH]

Arkansas Amendment 3:
Ban Same-Sex Marriage
Updated: 9:45 p.m. ET

Yes 139,051 72%
No 53,285 28%

5% of precincts reporting

 

[JGrubbs]

Florida's Amendment 1: Parental Notification of a Minor's Termination of Pregnancy

50.1% reporting:

Yes 64.4%
No 35.6%

 

[KenH]

Republican will pick up the South Carolina Senate seat:


DeMint (R)
353,013 51%

Tenenbaum (D)
318,151 46%

Tyndall
6,257 1%

Sutherland
4,709 1%

Ferguson
2,762 1%

Nwangaza
1,939 0%

52% precincts reporting - Updated: 9:46 p.m. ET