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The AP reported that Mitt Romney was feeling pretty optimistic about his chances tonight, so much so that he had written a 1,118-word victory speech—and hadn't prepared a concession speech. But the win went to Obama, though Romney managed to take the following states and 206 Electoral College votes:
- Kentucky (8)
- Indiana (11)
- West Virginia (5)
- South Carolina (9)
- Oklahoma (7)
- Tennessee (11)
- Georgia (16)
- Alabama (9)
- Nebraska (5)
- Wyoming (3)
- Kansas (6)
- Louisiana (8)
- South Dakota (3)
- North Dakota (3)
- Texas (38)
- Arkansas (6)
- Mississippi (6)
- Utah (6)
- Arizona (11)
- North Carolina (15)
- Idaho (4)
- Missouri (10)
- Montana (3)
- Alaska (3)
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which states have gone blue.
