9:22 p.m.
Contested races: actual returns nationwide:
Talking Points Memo Election Central Scoreboard is updating every four minutes in a lightweight grid. (it's a lefty site, so avert your eyes from the ads on the right if this offends you; the rest of the page is pure data.
9:00 p.m.
Early Senate Exit Polls: Think Progress, one of the celebrity bloggers reporting for CNN and ASAP tonight, published the early exit polls from CNN.
The National Election Pool, which compiled the results under high-security, comprises ABC, The Associated Press, CBS, CNN, Fox News and NBC.
The effort aims for accurate, reliable data which could also be used as a check on machine totals.
Incomplete, certainly, but interesting, here they are:
VIRGINIA
D: 52
R: 47
RHODE ISLAND
D: 53
R: 46
PENNSYLVANIA
D: 57
R: 42
OHIO
D: 57
R: 43
NEW JERSEY
D: 52
R: 45
MONTANA
D: 53
R: 46
MISSOURI
D: 50
R: 48
MARYLAND
D: 53
R: 46
TENNESSEE
D: 48
R: 51
ARIZONA
D: 46
R: 50
The polls are now closed. Real results to come.





