Obama wins, thank Providence for the 22nd Amendment

Thank Providence for the 22nd Amendment.

Obama takes Michigan, Rhode Island; McCain wins Tenn., S.C., Ark. and Okla.

Winning Michigan and Rhode Island extends Obama's lead to 159 to 49 as McCain takes Tennessee, South Carolina, Arkansas and Oklahoma. There are 330 votes still to be decided and four states are still voting.

All of Ohio's ballot measures win except casino

Of the five statewide ballot issues, only the casino issue was defeated. None of those races were even close.

Obama takes Ohio

The New York Time just declared Obama the winner of Ohio's 20 electoral votes. That is the first of the battleground states to be called. The other four are very close and may not be called until late.

Obama now leads 138 to 17.

News agencies all over the board

As of 9:52 p.m. here is a sampling of the news media takes on the election. They all have Obama leading:

New York Times: 118 to 17

The Associated Press: 195 to 70

ABC: 200 to 124

NBC: 200 to 90

CBS: 199 to 142

CNN: 199 to 78

FOX: 200 to 90

Notice, the print media is a little more responsible in reporting the results and calling states.

Obama takes Maine, New York; McCain takes Ala.

Obama has won Maine and New York, while McCain won Alabama.

Obama now leads 118 to 17. There are still 403 votes left and the popular vote is still very close despite Obama's large electoral lead.

Still, no upsets in the election

Obama takes Penn.; leads 83 to 8

As expected, Obama took Pennsylvania.

Obama now leads 83 to 8 with 447 votes remaining.

Will there be any upsets this election? While Obama is leading in Ohio I still am predicting a McCain win here.

Democrats take Senate

Democrats now have 51 Senate seats meaning they now control the Senate. They need nine more, however, for a filibuster-proof majority. Eighteen more seats are up for grabs and the GOP holds 31.

In the House race, the Dems are leading 60 to 38 with 337 seats still in play.

There have been no surprises in any congressional races so far.

Obama wins N.H., N.J., and Ill.; leads 62 to 8

Obama wins New Hampshire, New Jersey and Illinois. Still no surprises. Three more hours before the final polls close. Voting is still taking place in Alaska, Idaho, Utah, Montana (all expected to vote for McCain) and Nevada, Iowa, California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington (all expected to go to Obama).

Obama 62

McCain 8

Barr 0

Obama leads 22 to 8

Obama has taken Connecticut and Massachusetts. No surprises so far in this race.

More importantly, in the Senate race, the Democrats have 47 seats to 28 for the Republicans with 25 seats still undecided. The Dems need four more seats for a majority.

In the House, no seats have switched so far. The Dems hold 33 and the GOP has 19 with 383 seats still undecided.

In gubernatorial races, the Dems have gained four, now have 26 to the GOP's one-state gain to 18. Six gubernatorial races are undecided.

As of 8:39 p.m. the count is:

Obama 22

McCain 8

Barr 0