adn.com - 11/13/2008
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Mark Begich made a dramatic comeback Wednesday to overtake 40-year incumbent Ted Stevens for the lead in Alaska's U.S. Senate race.
adn.com - 11/13/2008
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adn.com —
The elections division still has over 10,000 ballots
left to count today and thousands more through next
week, but the latest numbers show Mark Begich leading Sen. Ted Stevens 125,019 to 125,016.
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Latest tally: Begich leads Stevens by 3 votes
adn.com - 11/14/2008
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adn.com —
More than half the absentee and questioned ballots
still to be counted in Alaska's U.S. Senate race
come from areas of the state that backed Democrat Mark Begich on Election Day.
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Vote tally trend favors Begich for Senate
fivethirtyeight.com - 11/13/2008
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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 ...
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Begich Leads By 814 Going Into Thursday
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Democrat Begich Takes 800 Vote Lead Over Ted Stevens
Weekly Standard Blog —
The Anchorage Daily News reports:
Mark Begich made a dramatic comeback Wednesday to overtake 40-year incumbent Ted Stevens for the lead in Alaska's U.S. Senate race.
Begich, who was losing after election night, now leads Stevens by 814 votes -- 132,196 to 131,382 -- with the state still to count roughly 40,000 more ballots over the next week.
The state Division of Elections tallied about 60,000 absentee, early and questioned ballots from around the state on Wednesday. The ballots broke heavily in the Democrat's ...
Alaska Senate race tilts to Democrat
The Swamp —
... Getting those three additional seats would allow them to get up to the magical 60 number which would allow them to steamroller controversial legislation over Republican objections so long as all 60 held together or some Republicans sided with Democrats.
The Alaska Senate race is now looking more promising for the Democrats as Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich has taken the lead over federal convict Sen. Ted Stevens in the counting of the remaining ballots.
As the Anchorage Daily News reports:
Mark Begich made a dramatic comeback ...
Franken and Begich and Martin...Oh my!
BlueOregon —
... The Begich/Stevens (R-convicted felon) race has undergone a major transformation in the last 24 hours. According to the Alaska Division of Elections, Begich is now ahead by 814 votes. (Begich: 132,196 at 47.41%, Stevens: 131,382 at 47.12%). Begich retains the lead with roughly 40,000 votes left to count. What I'm hearing is that the red districts of AK are essentially done, and what's left is most likely going to pad Begich's lead. Cross your fingers. ...
Begich Expands Lead in Alaska Senate Count
The Moderate Voice —
... As the Anchorage Daily News is reporting (and CNN and Alaska Elections have the same numbers), Begich is now up by 814 — “132,196 to 131,382 — with the state still to count roughly 40,000 more ballots over the next week.” In percentage terms, it’s Begich 47.41, Stevens 47.12. ...
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Talking Points Memo —
Perhaps like others of you out there, I was checking this afternoon at the Alaska election return website to see if there was any other movement on the Stevens-Begich numbers. After I saw that wasn't happening I checked in to see what the deal was and when the rest of the counting was going to take place.
This is what I found from an article in the Anchorage Daily News ...
The state still needs to count at least 15,000 questioned ballots and an estimated 25,000 absentees. With all the absentee votes coming in, this will be one of the biggest ...
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CNN Political Ticker 11/13/2008
(CNN) — Republican Sen. Ted Stevens has fallen 814 votes behind Democratic challenger Mark Begich as vote counting continues in Alaska.
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