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juneauempire.com - 11/9/2008
Number of outstanding ballots grows to 81,000
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U.S. Senate and other races yet to be decided The state Elections Division said Friday 81,000 votes remain to be counted, mostly early votes but also absentee and questioned ballots. That may be enough to swing as many as six state legislative races, and the number of votes is making the U.S. ...
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 Sunday Roundup

Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News:  Number of outstanding ballots grows to 81,000 (AK)

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

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Election Central Sunday Roundup
TPM Election Central — ... The Juneau Empire reports that over 81,000 ballots are left to be counted in the Alaska Senate race, made up of mostly early votes plus absentee and disputed ballots. With convicted felon Sen. Ted Stevens (R) leading Democratic opponent Mark Begich by only 3,257 votes in the current count, the result could easily shift depending on how those 81,000 votes turn out. ...

Number of outstanding ballots grows to 81,000 (AK)
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... The state Elections Division said Friday 81,000 votes remain to be counted, mostly early votes but also absentee and questioned ballots. That may be enough to swing as many as six state legislative races, and the number of votes is making the U.S. Senate race between Sen. Ted Stevens and Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich look increasingly close. Stevens now leads by 3,257 votes out of 221,713 ... Elections Division officials say they expect the next count to be done Wednesday. Read more: http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/110908/loc_35402470...

'Daily Voting News' For November 10, 2008
The BRAD BLOG — ... Should Address Them http://www.nationaljourn...nline/rulesofthegame.php National: Voter registration process is under scrutiny http://www.latimes.com/n...008nov10,0,3206878.story National: U.S. Elections --- It Takes a Village http://blog.wired.com/27.../11/democracys-volu.html 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: ...

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