Well, here we go. The polls in Kentucky, as well as 5 other states, are now closed. So far, Kentucky, Indiana, and Georgia have gone to George W. Bush. Vermont has gone to John Kerry, while Virginia and South Carolina are too close to call.

In Kentucky state results, Amendment 1, about defining marriage, has 72% support thus far. Democrats Daniel Mongiardo and Nick Clooney are also ahead, though those races are tight and back and forth.

I’m going to attempt to keep the site updated throughout the night, with my take on things, so stay tuned… Watch the results on the right side

[Update at 7:30pm - The polls have closed in three more states
For Bush: West Virginia
Not Called: Ohio, North Carolina

No surprises so far...

Here are some of the sites that I'm using to stay on top of all this:
http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/pages/results/scorecard/index_time.html
http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/pages/results/states/KY/
http://electionresults.ky.gov/KyElectWeb/index.jsp
http://www.cincinnati.com/election2004/
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/politics/Elections2004/President.html
http://news.yahoo.com/elections/
http://network.ap.org/dynamic/files/specials/election_night_2004/us_map_govsenhouse/index.html?SITE=CSPANELN&SECTION=POLITICS
http://www.foxnews.com/youdecide2004/index.html
http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/home/main100.shtml
http://www.drudgereport.com/
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/elections/2004/channel_surfer_2004.html]

[Update at 8:00pm - It's the 8 o'clock hour and the polls have closed in many more states.

For Bush: Alabama, Oklahoma, Tennessee
For Kerry: Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, New Jersey, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts
Not Called: Florida, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania

Again, no surprises so far. Remember that Kerry's stronghold is the Northeast/New England area, so it only makes sense that Kerry takes a lead as the polls on the East Coast. On the sames token, Bush will take a lead as the polls in the south and midwest close.]

[Update at 8:20pm - Democrat Nick Clooney just conceded in his bid for a seat in the US House. Republican Geoff Davis has won.]

[Update at 8:35pm - Virginia has gone to Bush; Arkansas is undecided]

[Update at 8:40pm - South Carolina to Bush]

[Update at 8:57pm - Kerry is pounding Bush in PA, 66 to 34. That's not good. That state should be a lot closer than that. Wonder what happened... They're talking about extending the hours there, which I don't think should be done.]

[Update at 9:05pm - The polls in 15 more states closed at 9pm

For Bush: Texas,North Dakota,Kansas,South Dakota,Nebraska,Wyoming
For Kerry: New York, Rhode Island
Not Called: Arizona,Colorado,Louisiana,Michigan,Minnesota,New Mexico,Wisconsin

So far, all the states that went Democrat or Republican last election has gone the same way this time around.]

[Update at 9:10pm - Though it hasn't been called yet, Florida and Ohio are looking like they'll go to Bush, but there are still many precincts that need to report]

[Update at 9:20pm - With 89% of precincts reporting, Bunning is up on Mongiardo for the KY Senate seat by approxiately 20,000 votes. Wow, close race...]

[Update at 9:33pm - Looks like Louisiana and Mississippi to Bush]

[Update at 9:47pm - Absolutely no surprises yet. All states are going the same way as last election. New Hampshire may be the first to break from that. Bush can't afford too many like that, though, since he only had 278 electoral votes last time...]

[Update at 9:57pm - With 93% of the precincts in KY reporting, the Constitutional Amendment concering marriages/civil unions is passing 74% to 26%. Wow! That's awesome! I can't believe it's that much of a blowout. Way to go fellow Kentuckians!]

[Update at 10:05pm - The polls in 4 more states just closed.

For Bush: Utah
Not Called: Iowa, Nevada, Montana

Again, no surprises, though Iowa could be...

Arkansas is now projected for Bush.]

[Update at 10:10pm - Bush just won Missouri!

I really hate to say this, because there is a long way to go, but it really looks like we'll know who the next president will be tonight. and it looks like it'll be Bush!]

[Update at 10:15pm - Incumbent Republican Bunning gave a victory speech not too long ago, and with almost 100% of the precincts reporting, it looks like he's pulled out the very close race]

[Update at 10:20pm - Montana to Bush.]

[Update at 10:30pm - With almost 100% of the precincts reporting, it looks like KY was 60-40 in favor of Bush. Way to go, KY!

Even though OH, FL, and some other states are leaning towards Bush, there are still many precincts that need to report in. What's scary is that the precincts that still need to report are most likely urban areas, big cities, which would favor Kerry. The tide could change at any time...]

[Update at 10:50pm - There are enough races called that it's safe to say that the Republicans will remain in control of the House of Representatives. Looks like the Senate will also be majority Republican as well. This is important because it'll help Bush implement policy if he wins, and it'll help check Kerry if he wins.]

[Update at 10:55pm - Looks like Pennsylvania is going to Kerry. It wasn't really expected to go to Bush, but we were hoping. Just makes it a little closer now. Everything is still mirroring 2000.]

[Update at 11:08pm - The polls in 5 more states have closed.

For Bush: Idaho
For Kerry: California
Not Called: Oregon, Washington, Hawaii

There's one state left with polls still open, Alaska.

Here are the states that are still too close to call.
Ohio,Florida,New Hampshire,Iowa,Arizona,Colorado,Michigan,Minnesota,New Mexico,Wisconsin,Nevada,Montana,Oregon,Washington,Hawaii]

[Update at 11:14pm - Arizona to Bush]

[Update at 11:24 - It's starting to get pretty tight. New Hampshire, Michigan, Oregon and Nevada appear to be leaning to Kerry. That's not good for Bush. Florida is looking pretty strong for Bush, but Ohio still hangs in the balance. Geesh, I'm gonna be up all night. Can't these people count faster! ]

[Update at 11:45pm - Reports are coming in that Florida and Ohio will go to Bush. This, of course, isn't including the absentee and provisional ballots. If Bush gets those two states, along with Alaska, New Mexico and Colorado, he'll end up with 274 electoral votes.]

[Update at 12:29am - I've been watching the results on ABC and CNN tonight. Between the two, CNN has been a lot more conservative in their projections. ABC and CBS both called Florida, Colorado, and Montana for Bush more than an hour before CNN did.

Also, thanks to Jeff, Matt, and Jeremy for their help in keeping me up-to-date on things tonight. We've been chatting most of the night about things, and it's been quite interesting.]

[Update at 12:46am - Fox News is calling Ohio for Bush. Could it be true?!? If so, that pretty much seals a victory for Bush. I still think Ohio is too close to call, though.]

[Update at 01:02am - Polls in Alaska have closed and is projected as going for Bush. That puts him at 249 electoral votes.]

[Update at 01:13am - The Associated Press is reporting that 11 states are okaying a gay marriage ban. I am really surprised by that. Happy, but surprised. It seemed that the country was leaning toward the more liberal opinion on this issue, but apparently not. This is definitely good news for conservatives.]

[Update at 01:18am - drudgereport.com is declaring Bush the winner! Very gutsy move, but I guess he can get away with it since he's not a network/cable news station. Fallout won't be so bad if he's wrong, even though it's a very popular site.

New Hampshire is projected for Kerry, the first state tonight to flip from Republican to Democrat since the last election]

[Update at 01:39am - Wish I had found this site earlier in the evening: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/elections/2004/channel_surfer_2004.html. The site lists all the major news sources, and who they are projecting wins each states and when they projected it. It's interesting to see which networks call each state for a candidate, and when they do it.

Looks like Ohio is going to be the next Florida. There's about a 100,000 vote spread between Bush and Kerry with 92% of the precincts reporting. There are about 250,000 provisional ballots that will now need to be reconciled, and those can't be counted until the 11th day after the election (state law). If Bush can get a lead of more than 250,000 then the provisional ballots won't matter, but doesn't look like that will happen, as of now.]

[Update at 01:57am - Well, I'm gonna hit the sack. Enough election stuff for one night. Doesn't look like we'll officially know who is President tonight. We may know unofficially tonight, but it'll be some time before it's made official. Reports are that Kerry is getting ready to announce he wants recounts in Ohio and Iowa, plus there is still the issue of the provisional ballots in OH. As CNN has said, "Kerry can't win tonight, but he can lose tonight." Let's see what tomorrow brings...]