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Early Returns From Ohio

November 2, 2004 Posted by John at 7:50 PM

With less than 2% of the votes have been counted, Kerry holds a 2-point lead. What is interesting is that most of the votes are coming from Cleveland and Columbus. Kerry's lead comes entirely from Cleveland, while the candidates are tied in Columbus, traditionally a swing county.

UPDATE: With 3.5% of the precincts reporting, Bush has a four point lead.

UPDATE: With 10% in, Bush's lead is 8.

UPDATE: With 20% in, Bush's lead is 4 1/2%.

MORE: With 30% in, Bush's lead is 5 points.