Note: Kerry's 50.52% 2party vote% vs Bush is damn close to the
50.6% he got based on the weighted state exit polls!
I do not have the time right now to compare state by state to
the exit polls.
Kerry% Gore% Recent State Polls
St EV vs.Bush vs.Bush Kerry% Bush%
AL 9 40.63 42.86 (2.23) 39.0 57.0 (18.0)
AK 3 34.48 32.18 2.30 30.0 57.0 (27.0)
AZ 10 47.37 46.88 0.49 45.0 50.0 (5.0)
AR 6 50.00 47.42 2.58 48.0 48.0 0.0 6
CA 55 53.85 55.79 (1.94) 55 49.0 42.0 7.0 55
CO 9 49.47 45.16 4.31 47.0 48.0 (1.0)
CT 7 55.32 59.57 (4.26) 7 52.0 42.0 10.0 7
DE 3 54.22 56.70 (2.48) 3 45.0 38.0 7.0 3
DC 3 87.64 90.43 (2.79) 3 78.0 11.0 67.0 3
FL 27 51.55 49.95 1.60 50.0 47.0 3.0 27
GA 15 44.68 43.88 0.80 42.0 52.0 (10.0)
HI 4 50.00 60.22 (10.22) 4 45.0 45.0 0.0 4
ID 4 33.71 29.47 4.23 30.0 59.0 (29.0)
IL 21 56.25 56.12 0.13 21 54.0 42.0 12.0 21
IN 11 40.21 41.84 (1.63) 39.0 58.0 (19.0)
IA 7 53.19 50.52 2.68 7 50.0 44.0 6.0 7
KS 6 38.14 38.95 (0.80) 37.0 60.0 (23.0)
KY 8 41.05 41.84 (0.78) 39.0 56.0 (17.0)
LA 9 45.45 45.92 (0.46) 40.0 48.0 (8.0)
ME 4 56.18 52.69 3.49 4 50.0 39.0 11.0 4
MD 10 55.67 58.33 (2.66) 10 54.0 43.0 11.0 10
MA 12 70.33 64.52 5.81 12 64.0 27.0 37.0 12
MI 17 53.61 52.58 1.03 17 52.0 45.0 7.0 17
MN 10 54.17 51.06 3.10 10 52.0 44.0 8.0 10
MS 6 45.16 41.41 3.75 42.0 51.0 (9.0)
MO 11 47.31 48.45 (1.14) 44.0 49.0 (5.0)
MT 3 38.71 36.26 2.45 36.0 57.0 (21.0)
NE 5 34.41 34.74 (0.33) 32.0 61.0 (29.0)
NV 5 50.00 47.92 2.08 49.0 49.0 0.0 5
NH 4 50.00 49.47 0.53 47.0 47.0 0.0 4
NJ 15 54.35 58.33 (3.99) 15 50.0 42.0 8.0 15
NM 5 50.00 50.05 (0.05) 5 49.0 49.0 0.0 5
NY 31 59.38 63.16 (3.78) 31 57.0 39.0 18.0 31
NC 15 48.14 43.43 4.71 46.7 50.3 (3.6)
ND 3 38.89 35.11 3.78 35.0 55.0 (20.0)
OH 20 51.55 47.92 3.63 50.0 47.0 3.0 20
OK 7 31.46 38.78 (7.31) 28.0 61.0 (33.0)
OR 7 53.19 50.05 3.14 7 50.0 44.0 6.0 7
PA 21 52.63 52.58 0.05 21 50.0 45.0 5.0 21
RI 4 60.87 65.59 (4.72) 4 56.0 36.0 20.0 4
SC 8 43.30 41.84 1.46 42.0 55.0 (13.0)
SD 3 44.68 38.78 5.91 42.0 52.0 (10.0)
TN 11 48.73 47.96 0.77 47.8 50.3 (2.5)
TX 34 38.54 39.18 (0.63) 37.0 59.0 (22.0)
UT 5 25.81 27.96 (2.15) 24.0 69.0 (45.0)
VT 3 56.99 55.43 1.55 3 53.0 40.0 13.0 3
VA 13 47.96 45.83 2.13 47.0 51.0 (4.0)
WA 11 54.17 52.63 1.54 11 52.0 44.0 8.0 11
WV 5 48.52 46.94 1.58 45.8 48.6 (2.8)
WI 10 53.68 50.05 3.63 10 51.0 44.0 7.0 10
WY 3 30.85 29.17 1.68 29.0 65.0 (36.0)
Total 538 50.52 50.27 0.26 260 47.88 46.89 0.99 322
Gore won 21 states with 266 electoral votes
Kerry leads 26 states with 322 electoral votes