• Nevada has five electoral votes. In the closing days of the campaign, Democratic candidate Barack Obama enjoys a slight lead in the polls and is favored to win the state. No Democratic candidate has won the state since Bill Clinton did so in 1996. Polls close in Nevada at 8 p.m. PST on November 4th. Nevada also has two hotly contested House races occurring, in the Second and Third Congressional districts.

• 1. Electoral votes: Five
  2. Polls open: 7 a.m. CST (6 a.m. PST)
  3. Current polls: Obama ahead of McCain, 50.8% to 43.7%Pollster.com: 2008 Nevada Presidential General Election: McCain vs Obama
  4. Registered voters: 1,446,027Secretary of State: Voter Registration Statistics (2008)
  5. Democratic Caucus winner: Hillary Rodham Clinton
  6. Republican Caucus winner: Mitt Romney
  7. 60% of voters picked "the economy" as their number 1 concernClusterstock: Voters Name Their Number One Issue (November 4, 2008)

• Other Nevada Races

  • Number of Representative races: 2
  • Second District: Rep. Dean Heller (R) v. Jill Derby (D)
  • Third District: Rep. Jon Porter (R) v. Dina Titus (D)

• Past Nevada Winners

  1. 2004: Bush
  2. 2000: Bush
  3. 1996: Clinton
  4. 1992: Clinton

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