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Despite the fact that Obama was ahead with 1 percent reporting, CNN called South Carolina for McCain around 7:55pm. A bunch of safe states that closed at 8pm went for their respective candidates. Massachusetts, Connecticut, Deleware, DC, Maryland, and Illinois went for Obama. Oklahoma and Tennessee went for McCain. Three of Maine’s four electoral votes were also called for Obama. In a bit of a surprise, the entire deep South can’t be called yet—even deep-red Alabama. Obama 77, McCain 34.