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Clinton wins Virginia, but it was a close call

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Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump after voting at Public School 59 in New York City on Tuesday.  Thomson Reuters

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has won Virginia, which was expected to remain blue this election but turned out to be a close race when results began emerging on Tuesday night.

Fox News and NBC News called the race for Clinton at about 10:25 p.m.

With 90% of precincts reporting, Clinton had 48.3% of the vote, leading Donald Trump's 46.3%.

Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson had 3% of the vote, while Green Party nominee Jill Stein had taken 0.7%.

Some speculated that Virginia would become a blue state after this election, but the state has a history of voting red.

In the most recent RealClearPolitics polling average, Clinton was up by 5 points in the state.

Virginia is the home state of Clinton's running mate, Tim Kaine.

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Pamela was the Executive Editor overseeing INSIDER's global news teams. She was previously a senior reporter covering politics, foreign policy, and national security. Before BI, she worked for the Associated Press in Indianapolis. She has also written for The Columbus Dispatch, the Scripps Howard news wire, and the New York Observer.