Final Electoral College Score

The electoral vote in Nebraska's second congressional district was called for Barack Obama over the weekend (the state allocates their electoral votes based on results in each congressional district). In addition to the states of Indiana and Virginia, Obama is the first Democrat to win any of Nebraska's electoral votes in a presidential election since 1964.

The final Electoral College score for the 2008 presidential election:

Obama/Biden (D) 365
McCain/Palin (R) 173

In the national popular vote, Obama continues to lead McCain by 8 million votes. It will be at least a couple of weeks before we have the final numbers, but with only a handful of ballots yet to be included before vote totals are certified, Obama will easily maintain his wide lead.

The numbers so far:

Obama/Biden (D)
65,445,394
53%

McCain/Palin (R)
57,446,223
46%

Nader, Barr, and other third party candidates make up the final 1%

More fun facts about this election:

Obama is the first Democrat since Lyndon Johnson in 1964 to get more than 50% of the overall popular vote. Carter tallied exactly 50%. Clinton received 43% and 49% in his two elections (the presence of Ross Perot on both ballots lowered the vote totals for both major parties).

In his first election in 1992, Bill Clinton - a son of the South - made big plays for Virginia, North Carolina, and Florida. He lost all three. In the '08 contest, Obama - an African American from the North - won all three.

Obama's 53% is the best showing since 1988.

Obama currently leads McCain by 8 million votes. For comparison, Bush lost the 2000 popular vote by 543,816 votes, and won it by just over 3 million in 2004.

McCain's current total, if it stands, will be lower than Kerry's 59 million four years ago, despite the addition of millions of new voters in this year's election.