The first projected election results are in Tuesday, and the Obama campaign has claimed victory in Vermont, while the Romney campaign can celebrate a win in Kentucky.
CNN confirmed at 7:01 p.m. Tuesday that President Barack Obama took the state of Vermont as his first election win, while GOP Challenger Mitt Romney won in Kentucky.
Heading into Election Night, President Obama was well ahead in Vermont-worth 3 electoral votes-in most polls, according to Real Clear Politics. Obama was ahead in Castleton State College polls by at least a 30-plus point margin.
Meanwhile, Romney took Kentucky, which has eight electoral votes. Real Clear Politics polls showed that Romney was well ahead in the state by a 14 percent spread over Obama in September according to a Courier-Journal/SurveyUSA poll of 606 likely voters, 53 percent to 39 percent.
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