WASHINGTON - HERE is a tally of preliminary results in  the US presidential election, based on projections by US networks.

At 1030 GMT (6.30pm Singapore time), with results given in 46 states and the District of Columbia, Obama had 349 and McCain had 163 of the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win the White House, out of a total of 538.

Two states – North Carolina and Missouri remained too close to call. States are apportioned electoral votes according to the size of their population, and in most of the 50 states the winner of a states popular vote gets all its electoral ones.

Listed below are states with results still pending and their likely outcome according to independent political website RealClearPolitics.com.

RESULTS THUS FAR
   
    OBAMA
    =====
    California 55
    Colorado 9
    Connecticut 7
    Delaware 3
    Florida 27
    Hawaii 4
    Illinois 21
    Indiana 11
    Iowa 7
    Maryland 10
    Massachusetts 12
    Maine 4
    Michigan 17
    Minnesota 10
    Nevada 5
    New Jersey 15
    New Hampshire 4 
    New Mexico 5
    New York 31
    Ohio 20
    Oregon 7
    Pennsylvania 21
    Rhode Island 4
    Vermont 3
    Virginia 13
    Washington 11
    Washington, DC 3
    Wisconsin 10
   
   
    MCCAIN
    ======
    Alabama 9
    Alaska 3
    Arizona 10
    Arkansas 6
    Georgia 15
    Idaho 4
    Kansas 6
    Kentucky 8
    Louisiana 9
    Mississippi 6
    Montana 3
    Nebraska 5
    North Dakota 3
    Oklahoma 7
    South Carolina 8
    South Dakota 3
    Tennessee 11
    Texas 34
    Utah 5
    West Virginia 5
    Wyoming 3
   
    TOTAL 
   
    Obama  – 349
    McCain – 163
   
   
    RESULTS STILL PENDING
   
    Toss-Up States
    ==============
    Missouri 11
    North Carolina 15
    
    AFP