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Begich Goes Into Lead by Three Votes
FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right —
Roughly 15,000 additional votes have come in in Alaska, with more to come, and Democrat Mark Begich has taken a three-vote lead over Republican Ted Stevens, 125019 to 125016. ...
Begich Ahead by Three Votes
Lawyers, Guns and Money —
Hell's bells... The latest tally reflects the counting of absentee ballots -- about 40,000 of them -- and will soon be incorporating about 35,000 more from around the state. Most of the remaining votes appear to be from outlying areas of the state where Begich should do very well. Final results, though, won't be available for a few days, and probably not before the middle of next week. Don't ask me why. People count slowly up here. But depending on the final tally, America just might owe the Alaskan Independence Party -- whose candidate, Bob Bird, earned ...
Begich Now Has 3-Vote Lead over Alaska's Ted Stevens
The Washington Note —
A 3 vote difference with 10,000 votes left to process. . .but hey, if it keeps Sarah Palin from the Senate. . .
This is the latest in this nail-biter Senate race:
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.
-- Steve Clemons
Begich Pulls Ahead of Stevens In Alaska Vote Count
TPM Election Central —
... But now the remaining votes -- about 95,000 of them, including both absentees and provisional ballots, according to the Anchorage Daily News -- are being counted, and it looks like Begich could be pulling ahead after all. ...
Alaska Election: Begich pulls ahead… barely.
Firedoglake —
... With over 10,000 ballots left to count, Democratic candidate Mark Begich is now in the lead 125,019 to 125,016 -- 3 votes separate the two candidates. ...
Stevens, and Chambliss in Trouble
Taylor Marsh —
BY TAYLOR MARSH
By now you know that the Anchorage Daily News reports that Begich leads Stevens by just 3 votes. ...
Alaska Squeaker
Swampland —
... This just in from the Anchorage Daily News:
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.
The new numbers, reflecting nearly 43,000 absentee ballots counted today, are from all over the state. Election night, Ted Stevens led the Democratic Begich by about 3,000 votes.
UPDATE: You can get the latest results here. ...
Begich Ahead By 3 Votes
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
Stevens may go down after all.
Alaska Senate Democratic candidate leads Stevens by 3 votes.
Think Progress —
... Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich leads incumbent Republican Ted Stevens by 3 votes in the latest tally. “The new numbers, reflecting nearly 43,000 absentee ballots counted today, are from all over the state.” On election night, Stevens led Begich by about 3,000 votes. The Division of Elections still has 10,000 more ballots to count today and roughly 35,000 additional absentee and questioned ballots over the next week. ...
Seriously WTF Alaska
Oliver Willis —
Mark Begich now up by 3 over CONVICTED FELON Ted Stevens.
I mean, what kind of people run the government up there???? Oh.
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Health Care Reform . . . ON!
Obsidian Wings —
... Anyway, it’s a very promising start. Coupled with the good signs out of Alaska, we may be on the verge of truly historic legislation – legislation that will tangibly improve millions and millions of lives, forever. ...
Begich overtakes Stevens in Alaska vote count
The Reaction —
... of the total votes cast) today -- you'll remember that something was stinking badly there -- and Democratic challenger Mark Begich, who was ahead in the polls but behind on election night, has overtaken Republican incumbent and convicted felon Ted Stevens. Stevens had a lead of 3,353 with almost 210,000 votes counted before today. His lead was down to 971 earlier today, with 28,519 additional votes counted, but now Begich is up by 3 -- yes, three: The elections division still has over ...
In Alaska, Democrat Begich is now ahead of Felon Stevens by 814
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth —
... Begich has 132,196 votes (47.41%) to 131,382 votes (47.12%) for Stevens. And, the counting isn't over. Waiting for a report on what's left. From the ADN: ...
AK-Sen: Begich Leads by 814 Votes
Swing State Project —
Zoom, zoom, zoom!
Mark Begich made a dramatic comeback Wednesday to overtake Ted Stevens for the lead in Alaska's U.S. Senate race.
Late Wednesday night, Begich led Stevens by 814 votes -- 132,196 to 131,382 -- with the state still to count roughly 35,000 more ballots over the next week.
The state Division of Elections tallied about 60,000 absentee, early and questioned ballots on Wednesday. The ballots broke heavily in Begich's favor, erasing the 3,000-vote lead that Stevens had after election night last Tuesday.
That leaves an additional ...
Alaska Senate Race: Begich Pulls Ahead
PoliGazette —
... yesterday, Alaska has started the home stretch of it’s ballot counting, and the results may render the matter of Stevens expulsion from the Senate a moot point. Of the aproximately 90,000 ballots that remained to be counted, 60,000 were counted yesterday. They broke heavily in Begich’s favor, turning his 3,000 vote deficit into what is currently a 814 lead. ...
How Dare You Compete, Al Franken!
pandagon.net - we are the public option —
... couldn’t win election in this fabulous Democratic year, then the not-so-funnyman never will. If Minnesota wants to retain its reputation as a state with clean elections, it needs to run an honest recount.
And it seems as if the only way to truly guarantee an honest count is to ensure that Norm Coleman keeps his lead, as Jesus and the voters on behalf of Jesus intend. Hot Air actually asks a good terrible question in relation to Mark Begich pulling ahead in Alaska:
Isn’t it odd how late vote counts ...
Begich Leads Stevens in Alaska Senate Slow Count
Outside The Beltway | OTB —
... We all thought convicted felon Ted Stevens had been narrowly reelected to the Senate, presumably as a placeholder to keep the seat in Republican hands. Not so fast ! Mark Begich made a dramatic comeback Wednesday to overtake 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 35,000 more ballots over the next week. The state Division of Elections tallied some 60,000 absentee, early and questioned ballots on Wednesday. The ballots broke ...
Alaska Senate Race Udate
PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts —
Via the Anchorage Daily News: Begich leads Stevens in latest tally:
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 35,000 more ballots over the next week.
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The state still needs to count at least 15,000 questioned ballots and an estimated 20,000 absentee ballots that made it to the Division of Elections after election day last Tuesday.
This will not be completed ...
Begich expands lead in Alaska Senate count
The Reaction —
By Michael J.W. Stickings Democrat Mark Begich overtook Republican/felon Ted Stevens late yesterday, at one point holding a lead of just three votes, and he has expanded his lead as the counting continues. 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 35,000 more ballots over the next week." In percentage terms, it's ...
