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Barack Obama is now President Elect

The numbers while not final, are very telling, even with some states still out. The Electoral College votes are 338 to 156, with a popular vote lead of 3,793,167. (The individual votes for both candidates are still climbing.)
John McCain has given a gracious and moving concession speech, urging his supporters to work across the political [...]

Scott County General Election Results (Unofficial)

A PDF of unofficial results is available courtesy of the Scott County Virginia Star.
Rick Boucher, the Democrat incumbent running unopposed for the 9th District House Representatives, received 7,345 votes. Former Democratic Governor Mark Warner received 5,226 votes for the U.S. Senate over rival  James Gilmore, also a former Governor, who received 4,238 votes.  The Independent [...]

Voting Problems Reported in Gate City

IMPORTANT: If you encounter problems in voting, please contact at least one of these numbers for help:

Virginia State Board of Elections at 1-800-552-9745
Peter Teigland, Campaign for Change, at 704-575-5662 or 276-494-4115.
1-877-462-6608 (CNN Voter helpline)

Less than two hours after polls have opened, voting problems are already being reported in the town of Gate City.  Rita Hughes and Lillie Hughes [...]

CNN: Rove calling race for Obama

According to CNN, Republican strategist Karl Rove is predicting the Presidential Race will be won by Senator Barack Obama in a landside election.
Some people have put forth the opinion that Rov may be trying to lull Democratic voters into staying home. The Scott County Democratic Party urges you not to take the election for granted, [...]