With 26 of 32 voting districts reporting, there were 1,397,077 votes, or 54.2 percent, against independence, and 1,176,952, or 45.7 percent, in favor.
Just came from a site that called that a close vote. LOL
54.2 to 45.7 is not a close vote.
NYTs, no wonder...
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/19/world/europe/scotland-independence-vote.html
In many ways, it is not a close vote, but at this point if they could sway the right one in eighteen voters to shift their votes, they would have a majority.