The followings are the names of states and the number of their electoral votes won by US Republican candidate George W. Bush and Democratic Senator John Kerry as of 08:59 p.m. (0159 GMT) in the 2004 presidential election.

A candidate needs a total of 270 electoral votes to win the presidency.

States won by Bush Number of Electoral votes

Indiana 11

Kentucky 8

Georgia 15

West Virginia 5

Alabama 9

Oklahoma 7

Tennessee 11

Virginia 13

North Carolina 15

South Carolina 8

States won by Kerry Number of Electoral votes

Vermont 3

Delaware 3

Connecticut 7

District of Columbia 3

Illinois 21

Maryland 10

Massachusetts 12

New Jersey 15

Maine 3*

* The fourth electoral vote in Maine remained too close to call.