Republican George W. Bush now leads Democrat Al Gore by 760 votes in the overall vote, which includes vote totals already certified by the state plus the overseas ballots. With overseas votes in 65 of 67 counties counted, the survey by The Associated Press shows Bush picked up 1,057 votes and Democrat Al Gore gained 597 votes. These results do not include any vote gains made by the candidates in disputed hand recounts underway in Broward and Palm Beach counties. Broward County reports Gore has gained 36 votes in the hand recount so far. Results from the hand recount in Palm Beach County were unavailable.
Counties have until noon today to submit their final totals.
The overseas vote totals are subject to verification by the Florida Secretary of State's Office and subject to legal challenges by candidates and others. Election returns certified by the secretary of state as of 5 p.m. Tuesday showed Bush with 2,910,492 votes and Gore with 2,910,192, a lead of 300 votes for Bush. GC is the number of votes picked up by Gore, while BC is the number of votes picked up by Bush. All rights reserved.