President
Senate
House
Barack Obama
332
Obama Electoral Votes
0
Up for grabs
206
Romney Electoral Votes
Mitt Romney
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Popular vote

State by state

State Poll closing Electoral Votes % Reporting Obama Romney Pre-Election Estimate
A Alaska Alaska 12 a.m. 3 100% 40.8% 54.8% Strong Romney
B Alabama Ala. 8 p.m. 9 100% 38.4% 60.5% Strong Romney
C Arkansas Ark. 8:30 p.m. 6 100% 36.9% 60.6% Strong Romney
D Arizona Ariz. 9 p.m. 11 100% 44.6% 53.7% Strong Romney
E California Calif. 11 p.m. 55 100% 60.2% 37.1% Strong Obama
F Colorado Colo. 9 p.m. 9 100% 51.5% 46.1% Tossup
G Connecticut Conn. 8 p.m. 7 100% 58.1% 40.7% Strong Obama
y D.C. D.C. 8 p.m. 3 100% 90.9% 7.3% Strong Obama
H Delaware Del. 8 p.m. 3 100% 58.6% 40.0% Strong Obama
I Florida Fla. 7 p.m. 29 100% 50.0% 49.1% Tossup
J Georgia Ga. 7 p.m. 16 100% 45.5% 53.3% Strong Romney
K Hawaii Hawaii 11 p.m. 4 100% 70.5% 27.8% Strong Obama
L Iowa Iowa 10 p.m. 6 100% 52.0% 46.2% Lean Obama
M Idaho Idaho 10 p.m. 4 100% 32.6% 64.5% Strong Romney
N Illinois Ill. 8 p.m. 20 100% 57.6% 40.7% Strong Obama
O Indiana Ind. 6 p.m. 11 100% 43.9% 54.1% Strong Romney
P Kansas Kan. 9 p.m. 6 100% 38.0% 59.7% Strong Romney
Q Kentucky Ky. 6 p.m. 8 100% 37.8% 60.5% Strong Romney
R Louisiana La. 9 p.m. 8 100% 40.6% 57.8% Strong Romney
S Massachusetts Mass. 8 p.m. 11 100% 60.7% 37.5% Strong Obama
T Maryland Md. 8 p.m. 10 100% 62.0% 35.9% Strong Obama
U Maine Maine 8 p.m. 4 100% 56.3% 41.0% Strong Obama
V Michigan Mich. 8 p.m. 16 100% 54.2% 44.7% Strong Obama
W Minnesota Minn. 9 p.m. 10 100% 52.7% 45.0% Strong Obama
X Missouri Mo. 8 p.m. 10 100% 44.4% 53.8% Strong Romney
Y Mississippi Miss. 8 p.m. 6 100% 43.8% 55.3% Strong Romney
Z Montana Mont. 10 p.m. 3 100% 41.7% 55.4% Strong Romney
a North Carolina N.C. 7:30 p.m. 15 100% 48.4% 50.4% Tossup
b North Dakota N.D. 10 p.m. 3 100% 38.7% 58.3% Strong Romney
c Nebraska Neb. 9 p.m. 5 100% 38.0% 59.8% Strong Romney
d New Hampshire N.H. 8 p.m. 4 100% 52.0% 46.4% Lean Obama
e New Jersey N.J. 8 p.m. 14 100% 58.3% 40.6% Strong Obama
f New Mexico N.M. 9 p.m. 5 100% 53.0% 42.8% Strong Obama
g Nevada Nev. 10 p.m. 6 100% 52.4% 45.7% Lean Obama
h New York N.Y. 9 p.m. 29 100% 63.3% 35.2% Strong Obama
i Ohio Ohio 7:30 p.m. 18 100% 50.7% 47.7% Lean Obama
j Oklahoma Okla. 8 p.m. 7 100% 33.2% 66.8% Strong Romney
k Oregon Ore. 10 p.m. 7 100% 54.2% 42.1% Strong Obama
l Pennsylvania Pa. 8 p.m. 20 100% 52.1% 46.7% Strong Obama
m Rhode Island R.I. 8 p.m. 4 100% 62.7% 35.2% Strong Obama
n South Carolina S.C. 3:39 p.m. 9 100% 44.1% 54.6% Strong Romney
o South Dakota S.D. 8 p.m. 3 100% 39.9% 57.9% Strong Romney
p Tennessee Tenn. 8 p.m. 11 100% 39.1% 59.5% Strong Romney
q Texas Texas 8 p.m. 38 100% 41.4% 57.2% Strong Romney
r Utah Utah 10 p.m. 6 100% 24.7% 72.8% Strong Romney
s Virginia Va. 7 p.m. 13 100% 51.2% 47.3% Tossup
t Vermont Vt. 7 p.m. 3 100% 66.6% 31.0% Strong Obama
u Washington Wash. 11 p.m. 12 100% 56.2% 41.3% Strong Obama
v Wisconsin Wis. 9 p.m. 10 100% 52.8% 45.9% Lean Obama
w West Virginia W.Va. 7:30 p.m. 5 100% 35.5% 62.3% Strong Romney
x Wyoming Wyo. 9 p.m. 3 100% 27.8% 68.6% Strong Romney
Races to watch
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Democratic Seats
Total seats: 55
0
Up for grabs
-2
Republican Seats
Total seats: 45
Two independents, Sen. Bernie Sanders (Vt.) and Angus King of Maine, are expected to caucus with Democrats in the Senate if they win.
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Races to watch

These races were deemed competitive by The Huffington Post based on polling and research.

D  Arizona

100% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓ Jeff Flake 1,104,457 49.2%
Richard Carmona 1,036,542 46.2%

G  Connecticut

100% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓ Chris Murphy 828,761 54.8%
Linda McMahon 651,089 43.1%

I  Florida

100% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓ Bill Nelson I 4,523,451 55.2%
Connie Mack 3,458,267 42.2%

K  Hawaii

100% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓ Mazie Hirono 269,489 62.6%
Linda Lingle 160,994 37.4%

O  Indiana

99% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓ Joe Donnelly 1,281,181 50.0%
Richard Mourdock 1,133,621 44.3%

U  Maine

98% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓ Angus King 370,580 52.9%
Charles Summers 215,399 30.7%
Cynthia Dill 92,900 13.3%

S  Massachusetts

99% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓ Elizabeth Warren 1,696,346 53.8%
Scott Brown I 1,458,048 46.2%

X  Missouri

99% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓ Claire McCaskill I 1,494,125 54.8%
Todd Akin 1,066,159 39.1%

Z  Montana

94% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓ Jon Tester I 236,123 48.6%
Denny Rehberg 218,051 44.9%

c  Nebraska

100% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓ Deb Fischer 455,593 57.8%
Bob Kerrey 332,979 42.2%

g  Nevada

100% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓ Dean Heller I 457,656 45.9%
Shelley Berkley 446,080 44.7%

f  New Mexico

100% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓ Martin Heinrich 395,717 51.0%
Heather Wilson 351,260 45.3%

b  North Dakota

100% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓ Heidi Heitkamp 161,337 50.5%
Rick Berg 158,401 49.5%

i  Ohio

99% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓ Sherrod Brown I 2,762,690 50.7%
Josh Mandel 2,435,712 44.7%

l  Pennsylvania

99% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓ Bob Casey I 3,021,364 53.7%
Tom Smith 2,509,132 44.6%

s  Virginia

99% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓ Timothy Kaine 2,010,067 53.0%
George Allen 1,785,542 47.0%

v  Wisconsin

99% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓ Tammy Baldwin 1,547,104 51.4%
Tommy Thompson 1,380,126 45.9%

Other races

E  California

100% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓ Dianne Feinstein I 7,864,624 62.5%
Elizabeth Emken 4,713,887 37.5%

H  Delaware

100% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓ Thomas Carper I 265,415 66.4%
Kevin Wade 115,700 29.0%

T  Maryland

99% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓ Ben Cardin I 1,474,028 56.0%
Daniel Bongino 693,291 26.3%

V  Michigan

100% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓ Debbie Stabenow I 2,735,826 58.8%
Pete Hoekstra 1,767,386 38.0%

W  Minnesota

100% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓ Amy Klobuchar I 1,854,595 65.2%
Kurt Bills 867,974 30.5%

Y  Mississippi

100% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓ Roger Wicker I 709,626 57.2%
Albert Gore 503,467 40.6%

e  New Jersey

99% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓ Bob Menendez I 1,987,680 58.9%
Joe Kyrillos 1,329,534 39.4%

h  New York

98% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓ Kirsten Gillibrand I 4,808,878 72.2%
Wendy Long 1,755,466 26.4%

m  Rhode Island

99% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓ Sheldon Whitehouse I 271,034 65.0%
Barry Hinckley 146,222 35.0%

p  Tennessee

99% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓ Bob Corker I 1,506,443 64.9%
Mark Clayton 705,882 30.4%

q  Texas

100% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓ Ted Cruz 4,440,137 56.5%
Paul Sadler 3,194,927 40.6%

r  Utah

100% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓ Orrin Hatch I 657,608 65.3%
Scott Howell 301,873 30.0%

t  Vermont

100% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓ Bernie Sanders I 207,848 71.0%
John MacGovern 72,898 24.9%

u  Washington

89% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓ Maria Cantwell I 1,855,493 60.5%
Michael Baumgartner 1,213,924 39.5%

w  West Virginia

100% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓ Joe Manchin I 399,898 60.6%
John Raese 240,787 36.5%

x  Wyoming

100% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓ John Barrasso I 185,250 75.7%
Tim Chesnut 53,019 21.7%
201
Democratic Seats
0
Up for grabs
234
Republican Seats

Current House makeup (until Jan. 3, 2013):

193 Democratic Seats
242 Republican Seats
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  • Dem leading
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  • GOP won

Races to watch

These races were deemed competitive by The Huffington Post based on polling and research. Each row of races is labeled with the pre-election outlook.

Outlook
Strong Dem
Lean Dem
Tossup
Lean GOP
Strong GOP

All races

All 435 seats in the House of Representatives are up for election every two years. The number of seats allocated to each state is determined by its population. Because of redistricting, many representatives are running in new districts.

A Alaska

B Alabama

C Arkansas

D Arizona

E California

F Colorado

G Connecticut

H Delaware

I Florida

J Georgia

K Hawaii

L Iowa

M Idaho

N Illinois

O Indiana

P Kansas

Q Kentucky

R Louisiana

S Massachusetts

T Maryland

U Maine

V Michigan

W Minnesota

X Missouri

Y Mississippi

Z Montana

a North Carolina

b North Dakota

c Nebraska

d New Hampshire

e New Jersey

f New Mexico

g Nevada

h New York

i Ohio

j Oklahoma

k Oregon

l Pennsylvania

m Rhode Island

n South Carolina

o South Dakota

p Tennessee

q Texas

r Utah

s Virginia

t Vermont

u Washington

v Wisconsin

w West Virginia

x Wyoming

Texas

100% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
Romney head ✓ Mitt Romney 4,569,843 57.2%
Obama head Barack Obama 3,308,124 41.4%
Others 115,884 1.4%
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About the Presidential Race
What to Watch

Texas will be Mitt Romney’s largest electoral prize in 2012, and Ted Cruz (R) should have no trouble winning the state’s open Senate race. The race to watch is in the 23rd congressional district, where Pete Gallego (D) is trying to unseat freshman Rep. Quico Canseco (R).

Voter Suppression

Texas has restricted voter registration drives. 532,487 felons, the highest number of any state after Florida, were restricted from voting by felon disenfranchisement laws in 2010.

Compare with 2008 Winner: McCain
Counties above the diagonal line are where Obama is doing better than in 2008.

Senate

100% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓Ted Cruz 4,440,137 56.5%
Paul Sadler 3,194,927 40.6%

House of Representatives

1st District

100% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓Louie Gohmert I 178,322 71.4%
Shirley McKellar 67,222 26.9%

2nd District

100% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓Ted Poe I 159,664 64.8%
Jim Dougherty 80,512 32.7%

3rd District

Uncontested
Candidate
✓Sam Johnson I

4th District

100% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓Ralph Hall I 182,679 73.0%
VaLinda Hathcox 60,214 24.1%

5th District

100% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓Jeb Hensarling I 134,091 64.4%
Linda Mrosko 69,178 33.2%

6th District

100% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓Joe Barton I 145,019 58.0%
Kenneth Sanders 98,053 39.2%

7th District

100% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓John Culberson I 142,793 60.8%
James Cargas 85,553 36.4%

8th District

100% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓Kevin Brady I 194,043 77.3%
Neil Burns 51,051 20.3%

9th District

100% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓Al Green I 144,075 78.5%
Steve Mueller 36,139 19.7%

10th District

100% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓Michael McCaul I 159,783 60.5%
Tawana Cadien 95,710 36.3%

11th District

100% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓Mike Conaway I 177,742 78.6%
Jim Riley 41,970 18.6%

12th District

100% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓Kay Granger I 175,649 70.9%
Dave Robinson 66,080 26.7%

13th District

100% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓Mac Thornberry I 187,775 91.0%
John Deek 12,701 6.2%

14th District

100% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓Randy Weber 131,460 53.5%
Nick Lampson 109,697 44.6%

15th District

100% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓Ruben Hinojosa I 89,296 60.9%
Dale Brueggemann 54,056 36.9%

16th District

100% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓Beto O'Rourke 101,403 65.4%
Barbara Carrasco 51,043 32.9%

17th District

100% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓Bill Flores I 143,284 79.9%
Ben Easton 35,978 20.1%

18th District

100% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓Sheila Jackson Lee I 146,223 75.0%
Sean Seibert 44,015 22.6%

19th District

100% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓Randy Neugebauer I 163,239 85.0%
Chip Peterson 28,824 15.0%

20th District

100% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓Joaquin Castro 119,032 63.9%
David Rosa 62,376 33.5%

21st District

100% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓Lamar Smith I 187,015 60.5%
Candace Duval 109,326 35.4%

22nd District

100% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓Pete Olson I 160,668 64.0%
Kesha Rogers 80,203 32.0%

23rd District

100% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓Pete Gallego 96,676 50.3%
Quico Canseco I 87,547 45.6%

24th District

100% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓Kenny Marchant I 148,586 61.0%
Tim Rusk 87,645 36.0%

25th District

100% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓Roger Williams 154,245 58.4%
Elaine Henderson 98,827 37.4%

26th District

100% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓Michael Burgess I 176,642 68.3%
David Sanchez 74,237 28.7%

27th District

100% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓Blake Farenthold I 120,684 56.8%
Rose Harrison 83,395 39.2%

28th District

100% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓Henry Cuellar I 112,456 67.9%
William Hayward 49,309 29.8%

29th District

100% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓Gene Green I 86,053 90.0%
Jamey Stanczak 4,996 5.2%

30th District

100% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓Eddie Bernice Johnson I 171,059 78.8%
Travis Washington 41,222 19.0%

31st District

100% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓John Carter I 145,348 61.3%
Stephen Wyman 82,977 35.0%

32nd District

100% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓Pete Sessions I 146,653 58.3%
Katherine McGovern 99,288 39.5%

33rd District

100% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓Marc Veasey 85,114 72.5%
Chuck Bradley 30,252 25.8%

34th District

100% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓Filemon Vela 89,606 61.9%
Jessica Bradshaw 52,448 36.2%

35th District

100% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓Lloyd Doggett I 105,626 63.9%
Susan Narvaiz 52,894 32.0%

36th District

100% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓Steve Stockman 165,405 70.7%
Max Martin 62,143 26.6%
Races to watch

I Incumbent

Sources: State election boards, The Associated Press, Ballotpedia, National Conference of State Legislatures, The Sentencing Project, Brennan Center for Justice.

By Jay Boice, Aaron Bycoffe, Andrei Scheinkman, Adam Carlson and Matt Sledge.