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UPDATE-3: Tally shows Obama with 175-76 electoral lead
Nov 5, 2008, 1:18 GMT
Washington - Democrat Barack Obama was holding a 175 to 76 lead over Republican John McCain in the electoral college, bringing him to within less than 100 votes to capture the White House, according to projections by major US news networks.
The complex electoral college system awards each of the 50 states' and the District of Columbia's electoral votes to the candidate who prevails in the state's popular vote. A candidate needs 270 votes to clinch the White House.
At least two television networks have projected the winner in the following states: <#>
OBAMA: Votes
Vermont 3 Illinois 21 Maine 4 Connecticut 7 New Jersey 15 Delaware 3 Maryland 10 Washington DC 3 Pennsylvania 21 New Hampshire 4 Massachusetts 12 Rhode Island 4 Michigan 17 Wisconsin 10 Minnesota 10 New York 31 __________________ TOTAL: 175
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MCCAIN:
Kentucky 8 South Carolina 8 Tennessee 11 Oklahoma 7 Alabama 9 Georgia 15 Wyoming 3 North Dakota 3 Arkansas 6 Kansas 6 __________________ TOTAL 76
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