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Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump shakes hands after he voted at PS 59 in New York, New York, U.S. November 8, 2016.

 

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is tied with Hillary Clinton in Virginia, a state that was expected to lean Democratic in this election.

With 83% of precincts reporting, Democratic presidential nominee Clinton has 47.7% of the vote and Trump has 47.2%.

Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson has 3% of the vote, while Green Party candidate Jill Stein has 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 five points in the state.

As reported by Business Insider