Tuesday, November 04, 2008
A good sign
Sure, there have been millions of early votes across the country already, but the very first official results are in.
People in the isolated New Hampshire village of Dixville Notch cast their ballots just after midnight. The village, home to around 75 residents, has opened its polls shortly after midnight each election day since 1960, drawing national media attention for being the first place in the country to make its presidential preferences known.Obama 32, McCain 16. Way to go, Dixville Notch & Hart's Location!
Democrat Barack Obama won 15 of 21 votes cast, and Republican John McCain won six votes. It was the first time since 1968 that the village leaned Democratic in an election.
Since 1996, another small New Hampshire town — Hart's Location — reinstated its practice from the 1940s and also began opening its polls at midnight. The tally was Obama 17, McCain 10 with two votes written-in for Ron Paul.
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