ELECTION RESULTS AND TOTALS FROM HUFFPOST 8NOV12

ELECTION RESULTS from HuffPost

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Obama wins Florida — 29 electoral votes.

20 hours ago

Raul Ruiz (D) wins the California 36th House race.

1 day ago

Mike McIntyre (D) leads David Rouzer (R) in the North Carolina 7th House race: 50.1% to 49.9% with 100% reporting.

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• President
  Electoral Votes

  332   206
• Senate
  Gained/Lost

  +2   -2
• House
  Seats won

  195   234

332

Electoral Votes

0

Up for grabs

206

Electoral Votes

Popular vote

	Obama	61,173,727	50.5%
	Romney	58,167,248	48.0%

48.0%

State by state

State	Poll closing	Electoral Votes	% Reporting	Obama	Romney	Pre-Election Estimate
A Alaska	12 a.m.	3	99%	41.6%	55.0%	Strong Romney
B Alabama	8 p.m.	9	100%	38.4%	60.7%	Strong Romney
C Arkansas	8:30 p.m.	6	98%	36.9%	60.5%	Strong Romney
D Arizona	9 p.m.	11	100%	43.8%	54.6%	Strong Romney
E California	11 p.m.	55	100%	59.1%	38.5%	Strong Obama
F Colorado	9 p.m.	9	100%	51.2%	46.5%	Tossup
G Connecticut	8 p.m.	7	99%	58.5%	40.3%	Strong Obama
y D.C.	8 p.m.	3	100%	91.4%	7.1%	Strong Obama
H Delaware	8 p.m.	3	100%	58.6%	40.0%	Strong Obama
I Florida	7 p.m.	29	100%	49.9%	49.3%	Tossup
J Georgia	7 p.m.	16	100%	45.4%	53.4%	Strong Romney
K Hawaii	11 p.m.	4	100%	70.6%	27.8%	Strong Obama
L Iowa	10 p.m.	6	100%	52.1%	46.5%	Lean Obama
M Idaho	10 p.m.	4	100%	32.6%	64.5%	Strong Romney
N Illinois	8 p.m.	20	99%	57.3%	41.1%	Strong Obama
O Indiana	6 p.m.	11	99%	43.8%	54.3%	Strong Romney
P Kansas	9 p.m.	6	100%	37.8%	60.0%	Strong Romney
Q Kentucky	6 p.m.	8	100%	37.8%	60.5%	Strong Romney
R Louisiana	9 p.m.	8	100%	40.6%	57.8%	Strong Romney
S Massachusetts	8 p.m.	11	99%	60.8%	37.6%	Strong Obama
T Maryland	8 p.m.	10	99%	61.7%	36.6%	Strong Obama
U Maine	8 p.m.	4	98%	56.0%	40.9%	Strong Obama
V Michigan	8 p.m.	16	97%	53.8%	45.3%	Strong Obama
W Minnesota	9 p.m.	10	99%	52.8%	45.2%	Strong Obama
X Missouri	8 p.m.	10	100%	44.3%	53.9%	Strong Romney
Y Mississippi	8 p.m.	6	100%	43.5%	55.5%	Strong Romney
Z Montana	10 p.m.	3	94%	41.8%	55.3%	Strong Romney
a North Carolina	7:30 p.m.	15	100%	48.4%	50.6%	Tossup
b North Dakota	10 p.m.	3	100%	38.9%	58.7%	Strong Romney
c Nebraska	9 p.m.	5	100%	37.8%	60.5%	Strong Romney
d New Hampshire	8 p.m.	4	100%	52.2%	46.4%	Lean Obama
e New Jersey	8 p.m.	14	99%	58.0%	40.9%	Strong Obama
f New Mexico	9 p.m.	5	100%	52.9%	43.0%	Strong Obama
g Nevada	10 p.m.	6	100%	52.3%	45.7%	Lean Obama
h New York	9 p.m.	29	98%	62.6%	36.0%	Strong Obama
i Ohio	7:30 p.m.	18	100%	50.1%	48.2%	Lean Obama
j Oklahoma	8 p.m.	7	100%	33.2%	66.8%	Strong Romney
k Oregon	10 p.m.	7	95%	54.3%	42.8%	Strong Obama
l Pennsylvania	8 p.m.	20	99%	52.0%	46.8%	Strong Obama
m Rhode Island	8 p.m.	4	99%	62.7%	35.5%	Strong Obama
n South Carolina	7 p.m.	9	100%	44.0%	54.6%	Strong Romney
o South Dakota	8 p.m.	3	100%	39.9%	57.9%	Strong Romney
p Tennessee	8 p.m.	11	99%	39.0%	59.5%	Strong Romney
q Texas	8 p.m.	38	100%	41.4%	57.2%	Strong Romney
r Utah	10 p.m.	6	100%	24.9%	72.8%	Strong Romney
s Virginia	7 p.m.	13	99%	50.8%	47.8%	Tossup
t Vermont	7 p.m.	3	100%	67.0%	31.2%	Strong Obama
u Washington	11 p.m.	12	76%	55.5%	42.2%	Strong Obama
v Wisconsin	9 p.m.	10	99%	52.8%	46.1%	Lean Obama
w West Virginia	7:30 p.m.	5	100%	35.5%	62.3%	Strong Romney
x Wyoming	9 p.m.	3	100%	28.0%	69.3%	Strong Romney

Races to watch

All times EST. Sources: 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.

http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/2012/results/ 

U.S. SENATE

+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.

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	875,794	50.1%
Richard Carmona	797,019	45.6%

G  Connecticut

99% reporting

Candidate	Votes	Pct.
✓ Chris Murphy	808,688	55.2%
Linda McMahon	630,390	43.1%

I  Florida

100% reporting

Candidate	Votes	Pct.
✓ Bill Nelson I	4,454,149	55.1%
Connie Mack	3,420,334	42.3%

K  Hawaii

100% reporting

Candidate	Votes	Pct.
✓ Mazie Hirono	266,435	62.6%
Linda Lingle	159,002	37.4%

O  Indiana

99% reporting

Candidate	Votes	Pct.
✓ Joe Donnelly	1,268,363	49.9%
Richard Mourdock	1,126,807	44.3%

U  Maine

97% reporting

Candidate	Votes	Pct.
✓ Angus King	368,130	52.8%
Charles Summers	213,644	30.7%
Cynthia Dill	91,694	13.2%

S  Massachusetts

99% reporting

Candidate	Votes	Pct.
✓ Elizabeth Warren	1,678,408	53.7%
Scott Brown I	1,449,180	46.3%

X  Missouri

99% reporting

Candidate	Votes	Pct.
✓ Claire McCaskill I	1,484,683	54.7%
Todd Akin	1,063,698	39.2%

Z  Montana

94% reporting

Candidate	Votes	Pct.
✓ Jon Tester I	234,465	48.7%
Denny Rehberg	215,701	44.8%

c  Nebraska

100% reporting

Candidate	Votes	Pct.
✓ Deb Fischer	444,319	58.2%
Bob Kerrey	318,930	41.8%

g  Nevada

100% reporting

Candidate	Votes	Pct.
✓ Dean Heller I	456,471	45.9%
Shelley Berkley	444,337	44.7%

f  New Mexico

100% reporting

Candidate	Votes	Pct.
✓ Martin Heinrich	389,274	51.0%
Heather Wilson	346,938	45.4%

b  North Dakota

100% reporting

Candidate	Votes	Pct.
✓ Heidi Heitkamp	160,752	50.5%
Rick Berg	157,758	49.5%

i  Ohio

99% reporting

Candidate	Votes	Pct.
✓ Sherrod Brown I	2,645,942	50.3%
Josh Mandel	2,371,242	45.1%

l  Pennsylvania

99% reporting

Candidate	Votes	Pct.
✓ Bob Casey I	2,943,289	53.6%
Tom Smith	2,453,730	44.7%

s  Virginia

99% reporting

Candidate	Votes	Pct.
✓ Timothy Kaine	1,944,992	52.5%
George Allen	1,758,857	47.5%

v  Wisconsin

99% reporting

Candidate	Votes	Pct.
✓ Tammy Baldwin	1,544,274	51.5%
Tommy Thompson	1,377,253	45.9%

Other races

E  California

100% reporting

Candidate	Votes	Pct.
✓ Dianne Feinstein I	5,699,691	61.4%
Elizabeth Emken	3,575,941	38.6%

H  Delaware

100% reporting

Candidate	Votes	Pct.
✓ Thomas Carper I	265,374	66.4%
Kevin Wade	115,694	29.0%

T  Maryland

99% reporting

Candidate	Votes	Pct.
✓ Ben Cardin I	1,335,706	55.3%
Daniel Bongino	642,443	26.6%

V  Michigan

97% reporting

Candidate	Votes	Pct.
✓ Debbie Stabenow I	2,659,876	58.3%
Pete Hoekstra	1,753,140	38.4%

W  Minnesota

99% reporting

Candidate	Votes	Pct.
✓ Amy Klobuchar I	1,853,603	65.3%
Kurt Bills	868,853	30.6%

Y  Mississippi

100% reporting

Candidate	Votes	Pct.
✓ Roger Wicker I	670,748	57.4%
Albert Gore	471,603	40.3%

e  New Jersey

99% reporting

Candidate	Votes	Pct.
✓ Bob Menendez I	1,828,417	58.5%
Joe Kyrillos	1,244,734	39.8%

h  New York

98% reporting

Candidate	Votes	Pct.
✓ Kirsten Gillibrand I	4,186,940	72.0%
Wendy Long	1,544,083	26.6%

m  Rhode Island

99% reporting

Candidate	Votes	Pct.
✓ Sheldon Whitehouse I	265,687	64.8%
Barry Hinckley	144,620	35.2%

p  Tennessee

99% reporting

Candidate	Votes	Pct.
✓ Bob Corker I	1,496,668	64.9%
Mark Clayton	700,753	30.4%

q  Texas

100% reporting

Candidate	Votes	Pct.
✓ Ted Cruz	4,456,599	56.6%
Paul Sadler	3,183,314	40.5%

r  Utah

100% reporting

Candidate	Votes	Pct.
✓ Orrin Hatch I	595,972	65.2%
Scott Howell	275,880	30.2%

t  Vermont

100% reporting

Candidate	Votes	Pct.
✓ Bernie Sanders I	208,253	71.1%
John MacGovern	72,629	24.8%

u  Washington

75% reporting

Candidate	Votes	Pct.
✓ Maria Cantwell I	1,438,875	59.8%
Michael Baumgartner	967,393	40.2%

w  West Virginia

100% reporting

Candidate	Votes	Pct.
✓ Joe Manchin I	394,532	60.5%
John Raese	237,825	36.5%

x  Wyoming

100% reporting

Candidate	Votes	Pct.
✓ John Barrasso I	184,531	75.9%
Tim Chesnut	52,596	21.6%

All times EST. Sources: 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.

http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/2012/results/senate 

U.S. HOUSE

195

Democratic Seats

6

Up for grabs

234

Republican Seats

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

193 Democratic Seats

242 Republican Seats

 Louisiana's 3rd District is included in the total number of Republican House seats even though a winner hasn't been declared. Both candidates are Republicans and will meet again in a runoff on Dec. 8.

All times EST. Sources: 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.

http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/2012/results/house