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With about half of the votes across the country officially tallied, Mr. Bush had received 56 percent to Mr. Dukakis’s 44 percent. That was somewhat higher than the 52-53 percent edge to Mr. Bush predicted by many pre-election polls. Reports on Wednesday morning indicated that the margin had narrowed to 54 percent for Mr. Bush and 46 percent for Mr. Dukakis.
The race was over, however, by 11 p.m. Tuesday, when Mr. Bush had won the popular vote in enough states to put him over the 270 electoral college total needed for election. At about that time, Mr. Dukakis conceded the election to Mr. Bush.
A referendum to allow pari-mutuel wagering on horseracing in Virginia also passed easily in Rappahannock, with the totals running 59 percent in favor and 41 percent of voters opposed. That represented an additional four-point margin over the results from the lottery
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