By Mike Kelly

Democrat Brian X. Foley has defeated Republican incumbent Caesar Trunzo for the state Senate seat of New York's third district, according to a CNN projection.

By Mike Kelly

CNN is projecting two-term Republican incumbent Jeff Sessions of Alabama and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to retain their Senate seats.

By Mike Kelly

NBC News is projecting New Mexico for Obama.

New Mexico was a state that narrowly voted for George W. Bush in 2004. It was a battleground state in this election as well, with polls consistently showing Obama ahead in the state in the weeks leading up the election.

By Mike Kelly

NBC News is projecting the state of Ohio for Obama.

In 2004, George W. Bush defeated John Kerry in a tight race for the state. It was generally viewed as one of the most important battleground states of the 2008 election.

No Republican has ever won the presidency without winning the state of Ohio.

By Mike Kelly

CNN is projecting Elizabeth Dole, the incumbent Republican from North Carolina, will lose her Senate seat to Democratic contender Kay Hagan.

This is the third seat the GOP has lost in the Senate. John Sununu's seat in New Hampshire and the retiring John Warner's seat in Virginia were the other two.

By Mike Kelly

Democrats have gained another seat in the U.S. Senate, this one by way of New Hampshire.

Jeanne Shaheen has been projected to defeat the Republican incumbent, John Sununu.

Earlier in the night, Democrats gained another seat in the Senate with Mark Warner's projected win in Virginia.

By Mike Kelly

NBC News is projecting an Obama victory in Pennsylvania. The state carries 21 electoral votes.

The news spells trouble for the McCain campaign. In the last week before the election, McCain poured countless resources into Pennsylvania. Many Republican strategists have said that McCain's most likely scenario for victory was through Pennsylvania.

By Mike Kelly

Many pundits and pollsters have been predicting blacks will make up a much larger percentage of the electorate in 2008 than in 2004.

This New York Times Politics Blog says that, according to exit polls, blacks so far have made up 13 percent of the electorate this year. In 2004, blacks made up 11 percent of the voting population.

By Mike Kelly

This quick Ben Smith note at Politico shows a potential problem for John McCain in Indiana.

With McCain trailing in this precinct by more than double digits with half of the vote there counted, it is unlikely he will come back. This would represent a Bush precinct (53-47 in 2004) that Barack Obama was able to steal away from the GOP.

Possibly a sign of the traditionally red Indiana turning blue this year.

By Mike Kelly

Gov. David Paterson will be on NBC tonight around 9 p.m. to chat with Brian Williams for what could be an interesting segment.