Democratic challenger Senator John Kerry has admitted defeat in the US election, giving President George W. Bush a second term in office.
Kerry campaign sources said the senator had already telephoned President Bush.
He will make a formal statement at 1900 GMT (1PM EST), and the president is expected to speak at 2000 GMT (2PM EST).
Sen. Kerry called President Bush to concede the state of Ohio, whose 20 Electoral College votes held the key to victory in a cliffhanger election.
Earlier projections gave Bush 254 Electoral College votes and Kerry 252. The winner needed to take Ohio to push him to the 270 votes needed for victory.
The delay in declaring the state a win for President Bush came about because the Democrats said there was a substantial number of uncounted absentee and provisional ballots that could still have clinched it for Sen. Kerry.
Projections show that President Bush will enter his new four-year term in office with strengthened Republicans majorities in both houses of Congress.
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