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McCain beats Obama in Georgia presidential voting

WASHINGTON
Tue Nov 4, 2008 8:46pm EST
Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) smiles while being introduced by his wife Cindy a midnight campaign rally in Prescott, Arizona November 4, 2008. Senator McCain is scheduled to make campaign appearances in seven states on the final day before the election. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - John McCain triumphed in U.S. presidential voting in Georgia on Tuesday, defeating an effort by Democrat Barack Obama to put the staunchly Republican state in play by boosting turnout among black voters, U.S. media reported.

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McCain, an Arizona senator, had consistently led in opinion polls in Georgia, but Obama, who would be the first black U.S. president, hoped to make inroads by boosting turnout among blacks, who make up 30 percent of the state's population.

The victory gave McCain all of Georgia's 15 electoral votes and pushed him closer to the 270 needed for victory in the United States' indirect system of presidential elections.
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