Election Night: Update VII: Mississippi, Utah, A Note on Rhode Island, and Some Congressional News
NBC is projecting Mississippi, with 6 EV, for John McCain. He leads by a 14% margin (he was polled to win by 10%).
NBC is projecting Utah, with 5 EV, for John McCain. He trails by 14% margin, but is within reach of the winning amount based on polls and vote totals (he was polled to win by 24%).
Also, I neglected to note this earlier despite adding the EVs to the Vote Total, but NBC is projecting Rhode Island, with 4 EV, for Barack Obama. He leads by a 25% margin (he was polled to win by 22%).
Finally of note, in the congressional races: Pennsylvania Incumbant Democratic Senator John Murtha, who had recently run into controversy by calling his constituents "racists" for opposing Barack Obama, somehow eeked out a victory and has retained his seat. Meanwhile, Connecticut Incumbant Republican Congressman Chris Shays, among the most moderate of House Republicans, was eliminated in his race, thus resulting in total Democratic control of the New England States in the House.
Current Totals:
- John McCain - 135 EV
- Barack Obama - 207 EV (+/- 1 EV for Maine, depending on the eventual breakdown)
NBC is projecting Utah, with 5 EV, for John McCain. He trails by 14% margin, but is within reach of the winning amount based on polls and vote totals (he was polled to win by 24%).
Also, I neglected to note this earlier despite adding the EVs to the Vote Total, but NBC is projecting Rhode Island, with 4 EV, for Barack Obama. He leads by a 25% margin (he was polled to win by 22%).
Finally of note, in the congressional races: Pennsylvania Incumbant Democratic Senator John Murtha, who had recently run into controversy by calling his constituents "racists" for opposing Barack Obama, somehow eeked out a victory and has retained his seat. Meanwhile, Connecticut Incumbant Republican Congressman Chris Shays, among the most moderate of House Republicans, was eliminated in his race, thus resulting in total Democratic control of the New England States in the House.
Current Totals:
- John McCain - 135 EV
- Barack Obama - 207 EV (+/- 1 EV for Maine, depending on the eventual breakdown)