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
+2
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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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

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.

b North Dakota

c Nebraska

d New Hampshire

w West Virginia

x Wyoming

100% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
Obama head Barack Obama 1,971,820 51.2%
Romney head Mitt Romney 1,822,522 47.3%
Others 60,147 1.6%
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About the Presidential Race
What to Watch

The Old Dominion’s 13 electoral votes are among the most coveted electoral prizes for both presidential campaigns. It is also a battleground at the Senate level, where former Gov. Tim Kaine (D) is facing former Sen. George Allen (R); and the 2nd district House race is also worth keeping an eye on.

Voter Suppression

Virginia was one of the first states with a poll tax. In the modern era, 20 percent of the state's African-American residents who are old enough to vote are disenfranchised by felon voting laws.

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

Senate

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

House of Representatives

1st District

99% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
Rob Wittman I 200,845 56.3%
Adam Cook 147,036 41.2%

2nd District

99% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
Scott Rigell I 166,231 53.8%
Paul Hirschbiel 142,548 46.2%

3rd District

99% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
Bobby Scott I 259,199 81.5%
Dean Longo 58,931 18.5%

4th District

100% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
Randy Forbes I 199,292 57.0%
Ella Ward 150,190 43.0%

5th District

100% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
Robert Hurt I 193,009 55.4%
John Douglass 149,214 42.9%

6th District

100% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
Bob Goodlatte I 211,278 65.4%
Andy Schmookler 111,949 34.6%

7th District

100% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
Eric Cantor I 222,983 58.5%
Wayne Powell 158,012 41.5%

8th District

100% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
Jim Moran I 226,847 64.6%
Patrick Murray 107,370 30.6%

9th District

100% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
Morgan Griffith I 184,882 61.4%
Anthony Flaccavento 116,400 38.6%

10th District

100% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
Frank Wolf I 214,038 58.4%
Kristin Cabral 142,024 38.8%

11th District

100% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
Gerry Connolly I 202,606 61.0%
Chris Perkins 117,902 35.5%

Ballot Questions

Descriptions from Ballotpedia.

Amendment 1 - Eminent Domain Public Only

99% reporting
Option Votes Pct.
Yes 2,536,820 74.8%
No 854,171 25.2%

Amendment 2 - Delay Veto Session

98% reporting
Option Votes Pct.
Yes 2,714,621 81.8%
No 604,747 18.2%

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.