The 2004 Presidential Election State by State

Passionate America Live State-by-State Election Blogging! I will update this post throughout the day with up to date announcements of the State-by-State presidential election results. Popular Vote % Bush: 51% Kerry: 48% Electoral Votes Total: 538 Majority Needed to Elect: 270 Winner! Bush: 286 Loser! Kerry: 252 Up For Grabs: 0 *State won by candidate *Alabama (EV: 9) 12:01 am Bush *Alaska (EV: 3) 12:01 am Bush *Arizona (EV: 10) 10:15 pm Bush *Arkansas (EV: 6) 9:00 pm Bush *California (EV: 55) 12:01 am Kerry *Colorado (EV: 9) 11:25 pm Bush *Connecticut (EV: 7) 12:01 am Kerry *Delaware (EV: 3) 12:01 am Kerry *District of Columbia (EV: 3) 7:00 pm Kerry *Florida (EV: 27) 10:45 pm Bush *Georgia (EV: 15) 12:01 am Bush *Hawaii (EV: 4) 1:40 am Nov. 3 Kerry *Idaho (EV: 4) 12:01 am Bush *Illinois (EV: 21) 12:01 am Kerry *Indiana (EV: 11) 12:01 am Bush *Iowa (EV: 7) 2:20 am Nov. 3 Bush *Kansas (EV: 6) 12:01 am Bush *Kentucky (EV: 8) 12:01 am Bush *Louisiana (EV: 9) 12:01 am Bush *Maine (EV: 4 ) 7:00 pm Kerry *Maryland (EV: 10) 12:01 am Kerry *Massachusetts (EV: 12) 12:01 am Kerry *Michigan (EV: 17) 1:24 am Nov. 3 Kerry *Minnesota (EV: 10) 11:55 pm Kerry *Mississippi (EV: 6) 12:01 am Bush *Missouri (EV: 11) 9:15 pm Bush *Montana (EV: 3) 12:01 am Bush *Nebraska (EV: 5) 12:01 am Bush *Nevada (EV: 5) 2:00 am Nov. 3 Bush *New Hampshire (EV: 4) 11:35 pm Kerry *New Jersey (EV: 15) 10:20 pm Kerry *New Mexico (EV: 5) 2:20 am Nov. 3 Bush *New York (EV: 31) 12:01 am Kerry *North Carolina (EV: 15) 12:01 am Bush *North Dakota (EV: 3) 12:01 am Bush *Ohio (EV: 20) 11:41 pm Bush *Oklahoma (EV: 7) 12:01 am Bush *Oregon (EV: 7) 11:20 pm Kerry *Pennsylvania (EV: 21) 10:00 pm Kerry *Rhode Island (EV: 4) 12:01 am Kerry *South Carolina (EV: 8) 12:01 am Bush *South Dakota (EV: 3) 12:01 am Bush *Tennessee (EV: 11) 12:01 am Bush *Texas (EV: 34) 12:01 am Bush *Utah (EV: 5) 12:01 am Bush *Vermont (EV: 3) 7:30 pm Kerry *Virginia (EV: 13) 7:30 pm Bush *Washington (EV: 11) 12:01 am Kerry *West Virginia (EV: 5) 6:30 pm Bush *Wisconsin (EV: 10) 2:25 am Nov. 3 Kerry *Wyoming (EV: 3) 12:01 am Bush Update I: John Fund at OpinionJournal has An hour-by-hour guide to tonight's results--plus [his] predictions. Update II (4:00 am 11/3): Why is the news media so afraid to be the first to call the election for Bush? Bush should read my website and declare VICTORY! If the news media cannot do their job then bloggers will have to do the job for them. Bush won, call the fucking election! What do you think the final Electoral Vote count will be?