Brexit referendum results showing a very tight race

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EU referendum votes being counted in Belfast.
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As the results of Britain's historic Brexit referendum roll in, the race is tighter than expected.

With 230 out of 382 authorities declaring their results, Remain currently has 8,905,682 votes and Leave has 9,382,378. At 2 a.m., betting switched for the first time in favor of Leave. Of the results counted so far, Scotland, London, and Northern Ireland are leaning towards Remain, while Wales, northeast England, southeast England, and northwest England (minus Liverpool) are tilting towards Leave, The Guardian reports. Turnout is currently at 71 percent, and the final results are expected to be announced on Friday morning.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US
Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.