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On the Web, CBSNews.com will report election results, updated every 90 seconds, for presidential, congressional, and gubernatorial races - right down to your county! You'll see the projected winners as soon as we're able to call the race. You'll not only be able to see how your state voted, but why. Voter exit polls, previously available only to those covering the election, will be released for each state as soon as possible after the polls for that state close.

We'll have the breaking news, plus in-depth coverage and analysis of voting trends. We invite you to join our live chat tonight between 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET, when CBS News correspondents and other experts drop by to answer your questions. And, you can always sound-off about what's happening on our Cyber Soapbox.

On television, CBS News live coverage airs from 7 p.m. through at least 2 a.m. ET with Dan Rather anchoring our broadcast. We'll call all of the presidential, Senate and key House races, as well as votes on key referenda. Rather will lead a team of the most experienced correspondents in the business: Bob Schieffer, Ed Bradley, Lesley Stahl, Mike Wallace, Gloria Borger, John Roberts, Bill Whitaker, Anthony Mason, and Phil Jones. If you have a question about this historic election, ask Dan Rather at election@cbs.com and he may answer your email on the air. (Sorry, no individual responses will be possible).

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As polls close across the nation, and state presidential races are called, we'll keep a running tally of electoral votes, declaring a winner when one of the candidates hits the magic 270 electoral votes needed to win.

Here's an hour-by-hour rundown of poll closings, and electoral votes up for grabs:

6 p.m. ET - Electoral Votes: 20

  • INDIANA: 12
  • KENTUCKY: 8

7 p.m. ET - Electoral Votes: 66
  • FLORIDA: 25 (Critical Battleground State)
  • GEORGIA: 13
  • VIRGINIA: 13
  • SOUTH CAROLINA: 8
  • NEW HAMPSHIRE: 4 (Toss-Up)
  • VERMONT: 3

7:30 p.m. ET - Electoral Votes: 40
  • OHIO: 21
  • NORTH CAROLINA: 14
  • WEST VIRGINIA: 5 (Toss-Up)

8 p.m. ET - Electoral Votes: 202
  • TEXAS: 32
  • PENNSYLVANIA: 23 (Critical Battleground State)
  • ILLINOIS: 22
  • MICHIGAN: 18 (Critical Battleground State)
  • NEW JERSEY: 15
  • MASSACHUSETTS: 12
  • MISSOURI: 11
  • TENNESEE: 11 (Toss-Up)
  • MARYLAND: 10
  • ALABAMA: 9
  • CONNECTICUT: 8
  • OKLAHOMA: 8
  • MISSISSIPPI: 7
  • KANSA: 6
  • MAINE: 4 (Toss-Up)
  • DELAWARE: 3
  • DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: 3

8:30 p.m. ET - Electoral Votes: 6
  • ARKANSAS: 6 (Toss-Up)

9 p.m. ET - Electoral Votes: 102
  • NEW YORK: 33
  • WISCONSIN: 11 (Toss-Up)
  • MINNESOTA: 10 (Toss-Up)
  • LOUISIANA: 9
  • ARIZONA: 8
  • COLORADO: 8
  • NEBRASKA: 5
  • NEW MEXICO: 5 (Toss-Up)
  • RHODE ISLAND: 4
  • NORTH DAKOTA: 3
  • SOUTH DAKOTA: 3
  • WYOMING: 3

10 p.m. ET - Electoral Votes: 23
  • IOWA: 7 (Toss-Up)
  • UTAH: 5
  • IDAHO: 4
  • NEVADA: 4
  • MONTANA: 3

11 p.m. ET - Electoral Votes: 76
  • CALIFORNIA: 54
  • WASHINGTON: 11 (Toss-Up)
  • OREGON: 7 (Toss-Up)
  • HAWAII: 4

12 midnight ET - Electoral Votes: 3
  • ALASKA: 3

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