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UPDATE-4: Obama leads growing in electoral tally

Nov 5, 2008, 1:55 GMT

   Washington - Democrat Barack Obama boosted his lead over over Republican John McCain in the electoral college, claiming 200 votes in elections Tuesday after capturing the key battleground state of Ohio, 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 Ohio 20 New Mexico 5 __________________ TOTAL:         200

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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 West Virginia 5 Louisiana 9 __________________ TOTAL           90

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