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Updates:
7:00 PM EST - Polls close in most of Florida. But those waiting in lines still can vote (thanks Arrow).
09:12 PM EST - The Orlando-Sentinel has projected Alan Grayson (D) as the winner in FL-08 over Rick Keller (R-i).
09:30 PM EST - FL-08 Jennings (D) has lost the race to Buchanan (R) and FL-24 Kosmas (D) has won the race to Feeney (R)
10:10 PM EST - FL-25 is still a very close race
10:42 PM EST - FL-15 has been called for Posey (R) and FL-16 has been called for Rooney (R) (FL-18, FL-21 and FL-25 remain close races)
11:42 PM EST - MSNBC Calls Florida for Obama. This one is for you, Al Gore
00:28 AM EST - Thanks Barack, thanks
Updates continue below the fold
00:35 AM EST - Barack has won Florida
01:01 AM EST - FL-08, FL-21 and FL-25 have been called for the Republican candidates (Ros-Lehtinen and the Diaz-Balart brothers)
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FL-Pres - 99% reporting |
Barack Obama (D) |
4,066,978 |
50.9% |
John McCain (R) |
3,868,210 |
48.4% |
Called for President-elect Barack Obama (D)
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FL-08 - 100% reporting |
Alan Grayson (D) |
172,218 |
52% |
Ric Keller (R-i) |
158,717 |
48% |
Called for Grayson (D)
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FL-13 - 100% reporting |
Christine Jennings (D) |
121,315 |
38% |
Vern Buchanan (R-i) |
177,858 |
55% |
Called for Buchanan (R-i)
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FL-15 - 100% reporting |
Steve Blythe (D) |
151,031 |
42% |
Bill Posey (R) |
191,341 |
53% |
Called for Posey (R)
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FL-16 - 100% reporting |
Tim Mahoney (D-i) |
138,366 |
40% |
Tom Rooney (R) |
207,944 |
60% |
Called for Rooney (R)
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FL-18 - 100% reporting |
Annette Taddeo (D) |
100,923 |
42% |
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-i) |
137,809 |
58% |
Called for Ros-Lehtinen (R-i)
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FL-21 - 99% reporting |
Raul Martinez (D) |
97,184 |
42% |
Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-i) |
132,861 |
58% |
Called for Diaz-Balart (R-i)
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FL-24 - 100% reporting |
Suzanne Kosmas (D) |
210,710 |
57% |
Tom Feeney (R-i) |
151,469 |
41.0% |
Called for Kosmas (D)
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FL-25 - 100% reporting |
Joe Garcia (D) |
113,495 |
47% |
Mario Diaz-Balart (R-i) |
127,059 |
53.0% |
Called for Diaz-Balart (R-i)
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