This is shaping up to be history in the making, as Barack Obama took Iowa's 7 electoral votes, pushing him to 202 now--68 away now from the magic number. Meanwhile, John McCain claimed Utah, Kansas, and Texas; he's now at 114. And with 4% in, Obama's leading slightly in New Mexico; will he hold on to it...and the much-needed Florida?

By the way...in case you're wondering, I'm getting these results from Yahoo! and the Associated Press, which explains their 202-114 electoral vote score right now. The networks on the other hand have Obama leading 207-135 based on their very early projections, and I'm not following those.

In about half an hour or so, the polls will close in California where the big 55 electorals are up for grabs. And based on their Democratic leaning, it will be all Obama; add those to Florida's 27...start the presses!

And yes, when 8:00 hits here in Alaska, our polls will close. Will we see some much-needed change in Mark Begich and Ethan Berkowitz taking Ted Stevens' and Don Young's jobs on Capitol Hill? Find out then, and keep it right here on the AllenBlog for yet another update as this historic night is about to swing to the West.