adn.com - 11/12/2008
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Staff photographer more Bill Roth / Anchorage Daily News Early votes and absentee votes were counted at the Alaska Division of Elections in Anchorage on Wednesday, November 12, 2008. Roughly 90,000 votes, about a third of the total vote, are yet to be counted. Question ballots will be counted on ...
adn.com - 11/13/2008
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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
fivethirtyeight.com - 11/8/2008
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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 ...
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Uncounted Votes May Push Begich Past Stevens
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
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AK-Sen: Gap Closes to 971 Votes
Swing State Project —
Great news:
It's just getting started, but early results from this afternoon's ballot counting in the contest for U.S. Senate show Mark Begich gaining ground against incumbent Sen. Ted Stevens.
The elections division still has tens of thousands of ballots left to count today and even more next week, but the latest numbers show Stevens' lead is down to 971 votes.
The new numbers, reflecting nearly 28,000 newly counted absentee ballots, are from all over the state. Election night, Stevens led the Democratic Begich by about 3,000 votes.
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In Alaska, as votes are counted "Mark Begich gaining ground against incumbent Sen. Ted Stevens"
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth —
Still a lot of votes to be counted in Alaska's Senate race, but the early numbers look good. From the Anchorage Daily News: It's just getting started, but early results from this afternoon's ballot counting in the contest for U.S. Senate show Mark Begich gaining ground against incumbent Sen. Ted Stevens. The elections division still has tens of thousands of ballots left to count today and even more next week, but the latest numbers show Stevens' lead is down to 971 votes. The new numbers, reflecting nearly 28,000 newly counted absentee ballots, are ...
Down the Tubes?
Talking Points Memo —
... The last counting of absentee ballots has Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) down to a 971 vote margin over Mark Begich. And that's with thousands of absentee and questioned ballots left to go. ...
Begich Closes Gap with Stevens
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
Early results from this afternoon's
ballot counting in the Alaska U.S. Senate race show Mark Begich (D) gaining
ground against Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK), according to the Anchorage Daily News. ...
Stevens-Begich vote count narrows
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... ground against incumbent Sen. Ted Stevens. The elections division still has tens of thousands of ballots left to count today and even more next week, but the latest numbers show Stevens' lead is down to 971 votes. The new numbers, reflecting nearly 28,000 newly counted absentee ballots, are from all over the state. Election night, Stevens led the Democratic Begich by about 3,000 votes. The state today is counting a total of about 60,000 absentee and questioned ballots. Read more: http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/story/586989.html
Heart-ache: Begich now leads Stevens in Alaska Senate race … by three votes
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... Yes, really. Three votes. 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. The state today is counting a total of about 60,000 absentee and questioned ballots. Isn’t it odd how ...
No Wonder Republicans Don't Want Those Votes Counted! Looks Like Even Alaskans Didn't Want To Re-elect Felon Ted Stevens
DownWithTyranny! —
... This evening the Anchorage Daily News is reporting that, with over 10,000 ballots left to count today-- and around 35,000 total-- Mark Begich is now leading Ted Stevens, 125,019 to 125,016! Stevens was up by 3,000 votes before the "missing" ballots were found and the counting began. ...
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the-reaction.blogspot.com 11/13/2008 — By Michael J.W. Stickings Alaska started counting its roughly 90,000 absentee, early, and "questioned" ballots (or about 30 percent of the total votes cast) today -- you'll remember that something was stinking badly there -- and Democratic ...
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tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 11/13/2008 — Hmm, maybe convicted felon Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) didn't get re-elected last week.
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briefingroom.thehill.com 11/5/2008 — 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.
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feedproxy.google.com 11/13/2008 — Mark Begich (D) made a dramatic comeback to overtake Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) for the lead in Alaska's U.S. Senate race, the Anchorage Daily News reports.
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Begich takes lead in latest vote count: Top Stories
adn.com 11/13/2008 — 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 ...
AP: Stevens loses Alaska Senate race to Begich
hotair.com 11/19/2008 — DeMint was preparing a resolution to boot him from the Senate on Thursday just in case he squeaked through, but all for naught as it turns out. [...] Read the rest »
Begich Leads Stevens by 814 Votes in Alaska U.S. Senate Race
bloomberg.com 11/13/2008 — Nov. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic challenger Mark Begich leads by 814 votes in his bid to oust incumbent Alaska Senator Ted Stevens , according to the state's elections division. Alaska is still counting absentee ballots from the Nov. 4 election. ...
70 Percent of Alaska Ballots Counted —
FOXNews.com 11/12/2008
After dual ballots were discovered during the Senate primary, Alaska elections officials are taking extra care to make sure they get the outcome right in the race between Sen. Ted Stevens and Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich.
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