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Bush Has Solid Lead in N.M. After Canvass Wednesday November 17, 2004 11:01 PM LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) - President Bush has kept his lead in New Mexico after the last county in the state to certify votes from the election completed its canvass Tuesday. Democrat John Kerry picked up 206 votes in Dona Ana County, New Mexico's second largest, while Bush garnered an additional 100, giving him a 6,047-vote lead statewide in an unofficial Associated Press tally. Results from the official count will be released next week. In 2000, Al Gore beat Bush in New Mexico by 366 votes....

Bush's lead down to 1,003 votes. http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/pages/results/states/NM/P/00/index.html

ABC reporter just said that there are 6000 absentee ballots in 1 county but the election workers have gone home for the night, so no results until the morning. Also 16,000 provisional ballots. Current statewide count is a 4,000 vote Bush lead.