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State-by-state roundup of presidential election voting results
Tennessee voters have chosen Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney over President Barack
Obama.
The former Massachusetts governor, who lost to Rick Santorum in the state's Republican
primary in March, had few problems gaining Tennessee's 11 electoral
votes Tuesday.
With less than 1 percent of precincts reporting, Romney had 239,399 votes, or 58 percent, compared
with Obama's 199,766 votes, or 41 percent.
Tennessee Voting Results: Tennessee has voted for the Republican presidential
candidate in each election since 2000.
Voters also gave a second term to Republican U.S. Sen. Bob Corker. He defeated Democrat
Mark Clayton, a part-time floor installer who was disavowed
by the state party after the primary for his anti-gay views.
In early returns, Corker had 246,322 votes, or 64 percent, compared with Clayton's 120,988
votes, or 31 percent.
Maine Voting Results: Democrat Barack Obama on Tuesday won the presidential
race in Maine, a state that hasn't voted for a Republican for president in more than 20
years.
The president claimed at least three of Maine's four electoral votes by winning the statewide
vote, but Republican nominee Mitt Romney still hoped to take one
electoral vote by eking out a win in northern Maine in the more
conservative 2nd Congressional District.
The presidential race was too close to call in early returns in the 2nd District.
Maine is one of two states that allocate electoral votes in part by congressional district.
One of the Crossroads-sponsored ads featured "Dirty Harry" actor Clint Eastwood telling
viewers that Romney is the man who can turn the country around, and another
criticized Obama over his policies on China. The Restore-sponsored ads
targeted Obama over the nation's unemployment rate, falling incomes and high government
debt.
South Carolina Voting Results: South Carolinians have voted in favor of Massachusetts
Gov. Mitt Romney for president, based on early returns and
exit polling.
The solidly Republican state voted Tuesday to award its nine electoral votes to Romney.
Since Romney's nomination, South Carolina has been considered firmly in his camp.
For the first time in 30 years, South Carolina didn't choose the eventual GOP nominee during
its primary, instead backing former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich.
But Gov. Nikki Haley supported Romney early on, campaigning for
the nominee in battleground states but saying repeatedly she would refuse any job offer
in a Romney administration.
Republicans hold all statewide elected offices in South Carolina and control both legislative
chambers.