live election feed

Well, the day has come. I hope you fulfilled your patriotic duty and voted.

Throughout the evening I'll be updating this post with relevant -- well, what I deem relevant -- election news and other info. The map below, which will remain at the top of this post, will offer real-time election results; select a state to view county-by-county results, and view House and Senate races using the dropdown toolbar.

Will Indiana, my state of residence, go blue for the first time since '64? Stay tuned to find out!

Scroll down for live updates!



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10.24PM EST

Two senior McCain aides tell CNN's Dana Bash they see "no path to victory" given the results thus far.

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10.19PM EST

The Huffington Post declares: "President-Elect Obama"

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09.56PM EST

Holy cow. With over 40 million votes tabulated, Obama is winning the popular vote by just 292,308 votes.

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09.47PM EST

Things are looking very glum for the McCain camp. McCain must capture Florida to stay alive; with 59% of the precincts reporting, McCain trails Obama by 182,000 votes.

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09.36PM EST

Is this the McCain/Palin death knell? The networks project Obama wins the 20 electoral votes of Ohio. This gives Obama 194 electoral votes compared to McCain's 69. No Republican president has ever captured the presidency without winning Ohio.

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08.30PM EST

Total votes:

Obama 5,212,326
McCain 4,796,438

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08.05PM EST

The major networks are projecting Obama victories in the following states: Massachusetts, Illinois, Connecticut, New Jersey, Maine (3 of 4 electoral votes), Delaware, Maryland and the District of Columbia. McCain is projected to win Oklahoma and Tennessee.

Indiana is STILL too close to call!

The projected electoral vote count is Obama 77, McCain 34. The winning candidate must capture 270 electoral votes to win the presidency.

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07.09PM EST

The major networks are projecting a McCain win in Kentucky and an Obama victory in Vermont. With 5% of Indiana precincts reporting, McCain trails Obama by approximately 4,000 votes. In other Hoosier news, incumbent Governor Mitch Daniels (R) is projected to beat Democrat Jill Long Thompson.

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06.30PM EST

Early results are tricking in... McCain will win Kentucky (no surprise) and Obama has an early lead in Indiana.

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05.55PM EST

From CNN... Final hour of desperation: Robocalls (from the McCain/Palin campaign) targeting Cuban-Americans have been pouring into Florida over the past two hours. The calls compare Obama to Fidel Castro and urge Cuban-Americans to "avoid establishing in the United States political policies like those of Cuba" and vote McCain.

05.44PM EST

CNN's exit polling shows that 72% of new voters voted Obama.
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05.32PM EST

More national exit poll results:

9% said terrorism is the top issue

86% who said terrorism is the top issue voted for McCain

(Source: CNN)
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05.22PM EST

National exit polls:

62% said economy is the top issue

10% said Iraq is the top issue

63% who said Iraq is the top issue voted for Obama

32% who said Iraq is the top issue voted for McCain

(Source: CNN)