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AP: Ted Stevens Has Lost Re-Election
TPM Election Central —
... lose, and even if they broke for Stevens by a strong margin it would still likely be outside of the state-paid recount threshold.
Begich will be the first Democrat to represent deep-red Alaska at the federal level since Mike Gravel was defeated for re-election to the Senate in 1980. This also brings the Democrats to a total of 58 Senate seats, with the GOP-held Minnesota and Georgia seats still up for grabs.
Late Update: The Anchorage Daily News has now called the race for Begich.
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Stevens Headed for Defeat
The Moderate Voice —
... of the Johnson administration while holding seats on some of the most influential committees in Congress.
The crotchety octogenarian built like a birch sapling likes to encourage comparisons with the Incredible Hulk, but he occupies an outsized place in Alaska history. His involvement in politics dates to the days before Alaska statehood, and he is esteemed for his ability to secure billions of dollars in federal aid for transportation and military projects.
ADN:
The Anchorage mayor widened his lead to 3,724 votes in today’s ...
UPDATE: Alaska Senator Ted Stevens Defeated
The Moderate Voice —
... of the Johnson administration while holding seats on some of the most influential committees in Congress.
The crotchety octogenarian built like a birch sapling likes to encourage comparisons with the Incredible Hulk, but he occupies an outsized place in Alaska history. His involvement in politics dates to the days before Alaska statehood, and he is esteemed for his ability to secure billions of dollars in federal aid for transportation and military projects.
ADN:
The Anchorage mayor widened his lead to 3,724 votes in today’s ...
AK-Sen: Begich Wins
Swing State Project —
... and the Anchorage Daily News have called the Alaska Senate race for Democrat Mark Begich. Begich is currently sitting on a lead of 3,724 votes, with only about 2,500 special absentees outstanding. ...
"Uncle Ted" is dead: Begich defeats Stevens in Alaska Senate race
The Reaction —
... With all votes now counted except for about 2,500 special absentee ballots -- from Alaskans living overseas and from remote parts of the state -- his lead has widened to an insurmountable 3,724. ...
Congratulations Senator Begich
LiberalOasis : The Blog —
... In celebration of Mark Begich's victory over Sen. Ted Stevens, here's a replay of the interview I did with him at Netroots Nation earlier this year. ...
Another one bites the dust
Wizbang —
Convicted Senator Ted Stevens has lost his re-election bid in Alaska. Mark Begich has defeated Sen. Ted Stevens in the election for U.S. Senate. The Democratic Anchorage mayor widened his lead to 3,724 votes in today's counting of absentee and questioned ballots. The only votes left to count are approximately 2,500 special absentees from people living outside the U.S. or in remote parts of Alaska with no polling place. The state will count those final ballots on Nov. 25. A re-count could still take place but lets be realistic, a senate seat in perhaps the most Republican ...
Begich Knocks Stevens Out Of Senate
Real Clear Politics - TIME.com —
With just 2,500 absentee ballots left to be counted, the Anchorage Daily News reports , Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich pulled ahead of Republican Sen. Ted Stevens by 3,724 votes late yesterday -- an insurmountable lead that makes Begich the next senator of Alaska. The loss came on Stevens' 85th birthday. The 40-year incumbent is the longest serving Republican in the history of the U.S. Senate. Stevens could ask for a recount but his campaign would have to pay for it. The state pays if the margin is within .5 percent of the total votes cast. But Begich leads by just over 1 percent ...
'Daily Voting News' For November 19, 2008
The BRAD BLOG —
... National: Lines on the Blog, on the Listserve http://www.moresoftmoney...w.com/news.html?AID=1375
National: Voting: It’s for Americans http://www.metrobostonne.../19/05/1641-66/index.xml
National: The Morning After, Voting Problems Remain http://www.nationaljourn...ine/no_20081117_9032.php
AK: Begich topples Stevens in Senate race http://www.adn.com/senat...ection/story/593747.html
CT: UConn Memory Card Tests: More Information, ...
Missouri Democrats Keep Pumping Out Carnahans
Politics Daily —
... she runs, Robin Carnahan has to be considered the frontrunner for Missouri's open Senate seat in 2010," said Dean Debnam, President of Public Policy Polling. It's not unusual for one family to dominate a state political party. In Mississippi, for instance, "the Democratic candidate" is basically insider-speak for former governor Ronnie Musgrove. For years, Alaska Democrats kept running former Governor Tony Knowles-- possibly because (until recently) their only alternative has been Mike Gravel. And what would a Washington, ...
