Obama now officially President-Elect
Around half an hour ago, Barack Obama was officially declared President-Elect, with the completion of the final stage of the election. They were:
- November – general election to elect state delegates to Electoral College
- December – Electoral College delegates meet in every state capital and cast votes
- January – House and Senate meet in joint session to certify and count the votes, presided over by the Vice-President
No electoral college members changed their vote from the ticket they were elected on (it is not uncommon for one or two to do this) so the final count was as expected 365 for Obama and Biden and 173 for McCain and Palin.