Update, Poll Closings: 7:30 p.m.

by Renita Burns
November 4, 2008

Update: CBS and MSNBC project a win for Obama in Ohio. MSNBC shows Obama ahead 53% to McCain's 45%. So far, 30% of precincts have tallied votes. If correct, Obama will take Ohio's 20 electoral votes, turning the state that voted for President George W. Bush in 2000 and 2004, into Democratic territory.

Update: CBS and MSNBC project a win for Obama in Ohio. MSNBC shows Obama ahead 53% to McCain’s 45%. So far, 30% of precincts have tallied votes. If correct, Obama will take Ohio’s 20 electoral votes, turning the state that voted for President George W. Bush in 2000 and 2004, into Democratic territory.

West Virginia closed polls at 7:30 p.m. CNN reports a win for McCain in West Virginia bringing his electoral vote count to 13 versus Obama’s three.