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Show PRESIDENT, 2 UTAH GOVERNOR, 8 U.S. CONGRESS, 6 AMENDMENTS & I INITIATIVES, 8 STATE GOVERNMENT, 9 SCHOOLS, 11 17.0. PElEOmEETS 0 D itMm WE .. v ft - i 1 ,1 4 1 s f f i ' - if. I , . - , . - I W 1 - ' 1 mt 'St I I t I S I TONV OUTIERREZAssociated covcrajp I Kerry is hoping his Election Day .superstitions bring him luck, Page 3 Eleven states approve amendments barring same-se- mar- x riage, Page 5 'From marijuana to bear-batin- Ballot measures throughout the U.S., Page S I The cost of the 2004' presidential election $4 billion and climbing, Page 3 Dan Balz THE WASHINGTON POST President Bush moved to the brink of securing his bid for reelection early Wednesday morning, winning the prized battleground of Florida and holding a small but persistent lead over Sen. John Kerry in Ohio. The Massachusetts senator's slim hopes for capturing the White House appeared to depend on his ability to overcome Bush's margin in Ohio and then hold several other states that were still counting ballots. Electoral vote count: Results as of 12:49 a.m. Not yet called f"" "j State won """"y Bush t- -J . T'r-rr- Bush: 246 Kerry: 205 Slate won by Kerry N.H. S i V Page i Conn. 7 -- Md.-1- 1 r'' " Is J-- ' Mass. if II yWiA T r I Hawaii w, 4 2 i5 " D 0 C -- 3 it" less." PRESIDENT, J Vt. . A Kerry staff member reported pandeimnium'inside the campaign. .j. -- of wi precincts AP VOTER TURNOUT UTAH GOVERNOR covorago . Huntsman it is: By Estimated high Voter turnout turnout could that this rival 1960 race a Projections show election will likely have the substantial margin, You have effectively made an average candidate a - little above average. We are honored and Republican candi- date Jon Huntsman Jr. beats Democratic V -- '' . JOSHUA BROWNDaily Herald . WASHINGTON ' ' MathesonJr.Page8 i fannnn an sin Tnnimlwrf' Cannon beats Qms Beau Babka. Page 7 highest turnout since the i960 national vote. Intense vot- track to draw the heaviest turnout overwhelmingly call for changing the state constitution to tar same- sex marriage. Page 8 . Jon Hunstman Jr. makes his way to the stage to declare victory Tuesday night THE ASSOCIATED PRESS , I Amendment 3: Voters Jon Huntsman Jr. Siobhan McDonough ' er registration drives and keen interest in the presidential race con- challenger Scott humbiedbyyour support." ncadmoro, EST Nov. 3 - Kerry's running mate, Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina, appeared in Boston's Copley Plaza at 2:30 am vowing to continue the fight. "John Kerry and I made a promise to the American people that in this election every vote would count and every vote would be counted. Tonight we are keeping our word We will fight for every vote. You deserve no See Hress Sen. John Kerry holds his lucky buckeye" up far the crowd at Toledo Express Airport in Swanton, Ohio. Kerry said he intends to place it on his desk in the Oval Office if he wins. Bush, Kerry go down to the wire I PAIWH. KHUWAssociatea Press President Bush addresses supporters at a rally at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. Bush was leading in electoral votes, with key states still in doubt. test put Tuesday's election on in years. Officials were watching whether it would approach the s I960 benchmark, when about of eligible voters came out to back John Kennedy or Richard 5 K ns two-third- Nixon. An estimated 117.5 million to 121 million people were expected to cast votes Tuesday , which, if forecasts were correct, would be 58 percent to 60 percent of eligible voters. , See VOTERS, Page 4 Projected .1 3 |