President
Senate
House
Barack Obama
332
Obama Electoral Votes
0
Up for grabs
206
Romney Electoral Votes
Mitt Romney
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  • Obama leading
  • Obama won
  • Romney leading
  • Romney won

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
+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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    for election
  • Dem leading
  • Dem won
  • GOP leading
  • GOP won

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
  • Polls open
  • Polls closed
  • Dem leading
  • Dem won
  • GOP leading
  • 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

Washington

100% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
Obama head ✓ Barack Obama 1,755,396 56.2%
Romney head Mitt Romney 1,290,670 41.3%
Others 79,450 2.5%
  • Obama leading
  • Obama won
  • Romney leading
  • Romney won
About the Presidential Race
What to Watch

President Obama and Sen. Maria Cantwell (D) should cruise to victory in the Evergreen State, but the state’s open gubernatorial contest between Rep. Jay Inslee (D) and Rob McKenna (R) is expected to be very close. The 1st district House race is also expected to be competitive.

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

Senate

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

Governor

89% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓Jay Inslee 1,582,802 51.5%
Rob McKenna 1,488,245 48.5%

House of Representatives

1st District

89% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓Suzan DelBene 177,025 53.9%
John Koster 151,187 46.1%

2nd District

85% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓Rick Larsen I 184,826 61.1%
Dan Matthews 117,465 38.9%

3rd District

85% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓Jaime Herrera Beutler I 177,446 60.4%
Jon Haugen 116,438 39.6%

4th District

82% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓Doc Hastings I 154,749 66.2%
Mary Baechler 78,940 33.8%

5th District

82% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓Cathy McMorris Rodgers I 191,066 61.9%
Rich Cowan 117,512 38.1%

6th District

93% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓Derek Kilmer 186,661 59.0%
Bill Driscoll 129,725 41.0%

7th District

93% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓Jim McDermott I 298,368 79.7%
Ron Bemis 76,212 20.3%

8th District

89% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓Dave Reichert I 180,204 59.7%
Karen Porterfield 121,886 40.3%

9th District

85% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓Adam Smith I 192,034 71.6%
Jim Postma 76,105 28.4%

10th District

86% reporting
Candidate Votes Pct.
✓Denny Heck 163,036 58.6%
Dick Muri 115,381 41.4%

Ballot Questions

Descriptions from Ballotpedia.

Advisory Vote 1 - Tax Deducations

79% reporting
Option Votes Pct.
✓Repealed 1,451,288 57.3%
Maintained 1,083,181 42.7%

Advisory Vote 2 - Petroleum Tax

78% reporting
Option Votes Pct.
✓Repealed 1,380,299 55.4%
Maintained 1,113,012 44.6%

Referendum 74 - Same-Sex Marriage

89% reporting
Option Votes Pct.
✓Approve 1,527,272 53.2%
Reject 1,341,926 46.8%

Initiative 1185 - Taxes and Fees

85% reporting
Option Votes Pct.
✓Yes 1,768,833 64.3%
No 981,702 35.7%

Initiative 1240 - Charter Schools

87% reporting
Option Votes Pct.
✓Yes 1,419,188 50.8%
No 1,374,977 49.2%

Initiative 502 - Legalize Marijuana

89% reporting
Option Votes Pct.
✓Yes 1,593,680 55.5%
No 1,279,005 44.5%

Amendment 8221 - Debt Limit

80% reporting
Option Votes Pct.
✓Approve 1,628,560 63.1%
Reject 953,041 36.9%

Amendment 8223 - Universities

83% reporting
Option Votes Pct.
✘Reject 1,490,875 56.1%
Approve 1,165,968 43.9%
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.