Ohio sticks with Bush

Ohio has certified President George W. Bush's 119,000-vote victory over Senator John Kerry.

The President won Ohio with 2.86 million votes (51 per cent), to Kerry's 2.74 million (49 per cent).

The 118,775-vote lead was closer than the unofficial election-night margin of 136,000, but not enough to trigger a mandatory recount. Absentee ballots and provisional votes made most of the difference.