***** Official California Results Thread *****

[L. Coyote]

10% reporting with Clinton leading about 10%

[tandem5]

1. leading by 10? 55% - 32% nt

[L. Coyote]

15. EXIT POLLS: California 1879 Respondents ...

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/epolls/#CADEM

[still_one]

2. it is more than that, but until SF and LA start counting that is when we will know for sure /nt

[goldcanyonaz]

3. CNN showing 12% with Clinton up by 23%. Very early though.

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/state/#CA

[CreekDog]

4. First numbers in CA are typically absentee and smaller counties

they typically run more conservative and older, although how that plays in a Democratic primary is not clear.

[CreekDog]

5. here's a map of California at the link

http://vote.ss.ca.gov/Returns/pres/dem/map010001000000.htm

[begin_within]

6. Results may be slow to arrive, at least from San Diego

In the 2006 election we used optical scanners right at the polling place. This time, we used the same paper ballots and marked them in the same way, but they were not scanned at the polling place, they were just dropped into a box. They are now being taken to the Registrar of Voters office, where they will be scanned there. So it may be a while - the SD County Registrar of Voters says they're going to be up all night and the final tally may not be available until the morning.

[nadinbrzezinski]

7. San diego is returning already

to the map

http://vote.ss.ca.gov/Returns/pres/dem/map010001000000.htm

[L. Coyote]

8. Clinton 55% Obama 32% w/ 13% reporting McCain 44% Romney 25%

[L. Coyote]

9. Holding. Let me be the first to call CA for Clinton!

Clinton 591,302
Obama 344,699
Edwards 111,002

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DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL:
Semi-open primary
441 total delegates*
370 tied to February 5 primary, 71 superdelegates

REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL:
Closed primary
173 total delegates*
170 tied to February 5 primary, 3 unpledged RNC member delegates

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[L. Coyote]

10. ABC following suit with 15% reporting "HUGE NEWS"

Clinton 466, Obama 411

McCain wins in CA 44-25 over Romney.

[L. Coyote]

11. 740 to 629 per CBS News

[L. Coyote]

12. Clinton 673,799 54% vs. Obama . 412,980 33%

Clinton 673,799 54% vs. Obama . 412,980 33%

19% reporting

[L. Coyote]

13. 696,628 v. 429,291 = 22% reporting

[L. Coyote]

14. I nailed it at 10% it seems, with 95% of precincts reporting 3.7 million votes

I waited until I had 13% of results to call it, but I nailed the percentage on the first report.

Hillary ... 2,055,340 - 52%
Barack .... 1,680,331 - 42%
Edwards ..... 166,872 - 4%

[L. Coyote]

16. 97% of precincts reporting

Hillary ... 2,079,707 - 52%
Barack .... 1,698,048 - 42%
Edwards ..... 167,822 - 4%

Delegates:

Clinton ... 42 = 65%
Obama ..... 23 = 35%