AlHijjah 22, 1433, Nov 7, 2012, SPA - With a winner projected in 49 of 50 US states and the District of Columbia, the following is a tally of the electoral votes won thus far in the presidential election: Barack Obama: 303 Mitt Romney: 206 Needed to win: 270 of 538 electoral votes The number of state results not yet projected by at least one television network is one: Florida. The states that have been projected and the number of their electoral votes are: Barack Obama: Vermont (3) Maryland (10) District of Columbia (3) Illinois (20) Massachusetts (11) Connecticut (7) Rhode Island (4) Delaware (3) * Maine (4) Michigan (16) Pennsylvania (20) Wisconsin (10) New Hampshire (4) New Jersey (14) North Dakota (3) Minnesota (10) California (55) Hawaii (4) Washington (12) Oregon (7) Iowa (6) Ohio (18) Colorado (9) Nevada (6) Virginia (13) Mitt Romney: Kentucky (8) Indiana (11) West Virginia (5) South Carolina (9) Georgia (16) Tennessee (11) Alabama (9) Oklahoma (7) Mississippi (6) Arkansas (6) South Dakota (3) Texas (38) ** Nebraska (5) Kansas (6) Louisiana (8) Utah (6) Montana (3) Wyoming (3) New Mexico (5) North Carolina (15) North Dakota (3) Arizona (11) Idaho (4) Missouri (10) Alaska (3) * The state splits its four electoral votes. Two go to the overall winner of the state, and one vote is awarded to the candidate of the party who wins each of its two congressional districts. Obama was projected to win all four electoral votes. ** The state splits its five electoral votes. Two go to the overall winner of the state, and one vote is awarded to the party that wins each of its three congressional districts. Romney was projected to win all five electoral votes, according to a report of DPA.
