The map below shows how President Bush and John Kerry are faring in each state, according to the latest publicly released polling data as tracked by The Hotline. The map reflects the latest numbers as reported by The Hotline; not all numbers, however, have been updated in Poll Track's archives.

ELECTORAL COLLEGE TOTALS 270 votes needed to win
	LEADS OUTSIDE MoE			ALL LEADS
	States	EVs		States	EVs
BUSH:	20	168		27	227
KERRY:	10	150		13	171
Tied/Disputed:	11 states, 140 electoral votes
Last updated Tuesday, Nov. 2, 11 a.m.

Important Note About This Graphic:
Both partisan and nonpartisan polls were used to create the latest map. Subscribers to The Hotline, CongressDaily, National Journal and Technology Daily may click on any state to see the numbers in question; additional polling data on the 2004 presidential contest can be found in the Poll Track archives. Please note that these polling archives are for subscribers only, and are not available to the general public.

Distribution Of Electoral Votes

Alabama  9 Alaska  3 Arizona  10 Arkansas  6 California  55 Colorado  9 Connecticut  7 Delaware  3 D.C.  3 Florida  27 Georgia  15 Hawaii  4 Idaho  4 Illinois  21 Indiana  11 Iowa  7 Kansas  6

Kentucky  8 Louisiana  9 Maine  4 Maryland  10 Massachusetts  12 Michigan  17 Minnesota  10 Mississippi  6 Missouri  11 Montana  3 Nebraska  5 Nevada  5 New Hampshire  4 New Jersey  15 New Mexico  5 New York  31 North Carolina  15

North Dakota  3 Ohio  20 Oklahoma  7 Oregon  7 Pennsylvania  21 Rhode Island  4 South Carolina  8 South Dakota  3 Tennessee  11 Texas  34 Utah  5 Vermont  3 Virginia  13 Washington  11 West Virginia  5 Wisconsin  10 Wyoming  3