National overview

President Exit Polls Full Results Candidate Popular vote % of votes Electoral votes 270 electoral votes needed to win | 99% of precincts reporting Barack Obama (Dem) 66,882,230 53% 365 John McCain (Rep) 58,343,671 46% 173 Senate Exit Polls Full Results Party Current Holdover Seats won New Democrat 49 37 18 55 Republican 49 26 14 40 Independent 2 2 0 2 TBD -- -- 3 3 House Full Results Party Current New Margin of error +/- 3 seats Democrat 236 259 Republican 199 176 Independent 0 0 Governor Exit Polls Full Results Party Current Holdover States won New Democrat 28 22 7 29 Republican 22 17 4 21 Independent 0 0 0 0 TBD -- -- 0 0

Results are based on NBC News projections and unofficial returns, and are updated frequently. Refresh your browser to see the latest results. Candidates listed in bold indicate projected winner. Candidates marked with an asterisk indicate incumbent. “Current” refers to the balance of power in the outgoing Congress. “New” refers to the projected balance of power in the incoming Congress. “Holdover” refers to the U.S. Senate seats not up for election in 2008. To learn more about how NBC News projects winners and how to read NBC’s exit polls, click here. To learn more about electoral votes and how they are apportioned, click here.

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