Electoral Count: Obama projected to win presidency

4:48 p.m.

The first results from eastern Kentucky and Indiana should be in at about 5 p.m. Neither state, however, will be officially called until all voting closes at 6 p.m. Kentucky, which is a traditionally red state, may be called for McCain shortly after all of the polls close. Indiana, however, is much closer. It probably won't be called for a candidate until the Chicago suburb Gary releases its results.

6:29 p.m.

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The electoral landscape as of 11:34 p.m.

John McCain is projected to win Kentucky's eight electoral votes, and Barack Obama will get Vermont's three. Other states, including Indiana and Virginia, remain too close to call.

6:51 p.m.

NBC News projects that McCain will win South Carolina and its eight electoral votes.

7:00 p.m.

Projected for Obama: Massachusetts, Maine, Washington DC, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, Connecticut and Illinois.

Projected for McCain: Oklahoma and Tennessee.

Other states, including Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Ohio, Florida and Indiana still remain too close to call.

7:28 p.m.

Obama is projected to win New Hampshire and its four electoral votes.

7:40 p.m.

Obama is projected to carry Pennsylvania and its 21 electoral votes.

7:59 p.m.

McCain is projected to carry Alabama's 9 electoral votes.

8:02

Barack Obama will carry Rhode Island, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and New York, taking him to 174 electoral votes. McCain will take Wyoming and North Dakota and their six electoral votes.

Several other states remain too close to call.

8:24 p.m.

John McCain will win West Virginia and its five electoral votes.

8:35 p.m.

Ohio and its 20 electoral votes will go to Obama.

8:44 p.m.

ABC News is calling New Mexico, with five electoral votes, for Obama.

8:48 p.m.

CNN is calling Louisiana, with nine electoral votes, for McCain.

9:01 p.m.

Obama will take Iowa's seven electoral votes. McCain will take Utah's five electoral votes, and Kansas with six electoral votes.

9:13 p.m.

McCain will win Arkansas and its six electoral votes.

9:19 p.m.

NBC News is calling Texas, with 34 electoral votes, and Mississippi, with six electoral votes, for McCain.

9:42 p.m.

McCain will carry South Dakota and its three electoral votes, and Nebraska. Nebraska splits its electoral votes by congressional district; McCain is projected to carry four of them at this time.

9:58 p.m.

Obama is projected to narrowly win Virginia's 13 electoral votes.

10:02 p.m.

Obama is projected to get the 270 electoral votes necessary to win the presidency.

10:04 p.m.

Obama is projected to carry California, Washington, Hawaii and Oregon for a total of 79 electoral votes. McCain will carry Idaho's three electoral votes.

10:18 p.m.

Obama will carry Colorado's nine electoral votes, putting him at 306 electoral votes.

10:20 p.m.

NBC News is projecting that Obama will win Florida's 27 electoral votes. This puts him at 333 electoral votes.

10:36 p.m.

Arizona's 10 electoral votes will go to John McCain, putting him at 156 electoral votes.

10:39 p.m.

Obama will win Nevada and its five electoral votes, giving him 338 electoral votes.

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