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rollcall.com - 11/10/2008
Alaska Race May Not Be Called for 2 Weeks
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With tens of thousands of votes left to be counted, the Alaska Senate race is far from over. The state Division of Elections announced Friday that there are 81,224 ballots yet to be counted in Alaska, where two embattled Republican incumbents are leading their Democratic challengers for now.
Uncounted Votes May Push Begich Past Stevens
fivethirtyeight.com - 11/8/2008
Uncounted Votes May Push Begich Past Stevens
— fivethirtyeight.com — Although Ted Stevens currently holds a lead of approximately 3,200 votes in ballots counted to date in... Alaska's senate contest, there is good reason to believe that the ballots yet to be counted -- the vast majority of which are early and absentee ... (more) Uncounted Votes May Push Begich Past Stevens

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fivethirtyeight.com - 11/13/2008
Begich Leads By 814 Going Into Thursday
— fivethirtyeight.com — The Alaska Board of Elections has finally updated (pdf). With 17,728 votes counted since the previous update,... Democrat Mark Begich has the lead over Republican Ted Stevens, 132,196 to 131,382. More votes to be counted tomorrow and possibly Friday. As ... (more) Begich Leads By 814 Going Into Thursday

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huffingtonpost.com - 11/13/2008
Stevens Pollster: Race Is Over, Begich Will Win
— huffingtonpost.com — Alaska-based GOP pollster David Dittman, who worked for Sen. Ted Stevens during this year's primary race, believes... Democratic challenger Mark Begich is all but certain to expand his current razor-thin lead and snatch the seat. "I don't think ... (more) Stevens Pollster: Race Is Over, Begich Will Win

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TPM Election Central:  Election Central Morning Roundup

The BRAD BLOG:  'Daily Voting News' For November 10, 2008

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Election Central Morning Roundup
TPM Election Central — ... Roll Call reports that results might not be known in the Alaska Congressional races for two weeks, as the state gets to work counting over 80,000 absentee ballots. The big question for incumbent Senator and convicted felon Ted Stevens (R) is whether those votes are made up more of early voters for Barack Obama and the Dem ticket, or military personnel and oil workers in remote areas who break Republican. ...

'Daily Voting News' For November 10, 2008
The BRAD BLOG — ... AK: Number of outstanding ballots grows to 81,000 U.S. Senate and other races yet to be decided http://www.juneauempire....0908/loc_354024709.shtml AK: Alaska Stinks & Minnesota's on Edge, So Here's What Parties and Citizens Can Do to Try and Ensure Election Results with Integrity There and Elsewhere http://www.bradblog.com/?p=6653 AK: Alaska Race May Not Be Called for 2 Weeks http://www.rollcall.com/...55/politics/30008-1.html CA: Brown, McClintock hire ...

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