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briefingroom.thehill.com - 11/5/2008
Stevens Ahead of Begich With Most Votes Counted
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Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), who was convicted last month on corruption charges, is leading his Democratic opponent with 72 percent of the votes counted. Stevens has received 48.42 percent while Democrat Mark Begich has 46.06 percent, reports the Anchorage Daily News. Both candidates expected ...
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 - 11/6/2008
What In The Hell Happened in Alaska?
— fivethirtyeight.com — Although Ted Stevens holds a small lead in Alaska and is the favorite to retain his seat,... the outcome is not as inevitable as it might appear to be. Stevens currently holds a lead of 3,353 votes, or about 1.5 percent of the votes tallied so far. But, ... (more) What In The Hell Happened in Alaska?

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adn.com - 11/5/2008
Stevens leads Begich by thin margin: 2008 Election
— adn.com — Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens was leading challenger Mark Begich with most of the election returns in hand... Tuesday night, despite being found guilty of seven felonies and polls showing him in deep trouble. With more than 80 percent of the precincts ... (more) Stevens leads Begich by thin margin: 2008 Election

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The Morning After
Newshoggers.com — ... As to election results still trickling in that are surprising.  It looks like convicted felon Ted Stevens will hold onto his Senate seat.  And here Alaskans thought people’s view of their state couldn’t sink any lower.  They’re now in a league with Louisiana, which keeps electing a guy found with bribe money in his freezer. ...

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