WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 (Xinhuanet) -- The followings are the names of states and the number of their electoral votes won by US Republican candidate George W. Bush and Democratic Senator John Kerry as of 09:15 p.m. (0215 GMT) in the 2004 presidential election Tuesday.

    A candidate needs a total of 270 electoral votes to win the presidency.

    States won by Bush Number of Electoral votes

    Indiana 11

    Kentucky 8

    Georgia 15

    West Virginia 5

    Alabama 9

    Oklahoma 7

    Tennessee 11

    Virginia 13

    North Carolina 15

    South Carolina 8

    Kansas 6

    Nebraska 4*

    North Dakota 3

    South Dakota 3

    Texas 34

    Wyoming 3

    Total 155

    * The fifth electoral vote in Nebraska remained too close to call.

    States won by Kerry Number of Electoral votes

    Vermont 3

    Delaware 3

    Connecticut 7

    District of Columbia 3

    Illinois 21

    Maryland 10

    Massachusetts 12

    New Jersey 15

    Maine 3*

    New York 31

    Rhode Island 4

    Total 112

    * The fourth electoral vote in Maine remained too close to call. Enditem