5:28 p.m. Last polls close in Delaware at 7:00 p.m. CST. The Democrats will allocate 15 of its 23 convention delegates from the primary today: 10 delegates are allocated based on the vote in four jurisdictions, while 5 delegates are allocated based on the statewide vote.

Republicans will allocate all 18 of its convention delegates today based on the candidate with the most votes statewide.

7:35 p.m. Fox News and NBC project McCain the winner in Delaware.

8:03 p.m. NBC News projects Obama to be the winner of the Delaware primary. This is a big win for Obama, making inroads in the Northeast for the first time in the campaign.

11:10 p.m. The final numbers from Delaware:
Democratic (100% reporting)
Obama = 53%
Clinton = 43%
Biden = 3%
Edwards = 1%

Republican (100% reporting)
McCain = 45%
Romney = 33%
Huckabee = 15%
Paul = 4%
Giuliani = 3%

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