States and votes Bush, Kerry have won as of 9:15 p.m. (0215 GMT)

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 09:15 p.m. (0215 GMT) in the 2004 presidential election Tuesday.

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

Kansas 6

Nebraska 4*

North Dakota 3

South Dakota 3

Texas 34

Wyoming 3

Total 155

* The fifth electoral vote in Nebraska remained too close to call.

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*

New York 31

Rhode Island 4

Total 112

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

Source: Xinhua