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ap.google.com - 11/5/2008
The Associated Press: Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens holds slim lead
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1 day ago ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) With his political future uncertain, a weary Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens, looking at bit deflated, left a gathering of supporters to go home and get some sleep. With 96 percent of precincts reporting, Stevens the longest serving Republican in the history of the ...
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 Dems' Moderately Disappointing Congressional Results
MoJo Blog Posts: mojo — ... And Alaska continues to befuddle. Stevens is the Senate's longest serving Republican and he brings home the pork. But after his felony conviction about a week before the election, people on both sides of the aisle assumed his political career was over. His opponent, Mark Begich went up 4 or 5 in the polls. Many in the Republican Party, including John McCain, called on Stevens to resign. And yet, he has a small lead as vote counting continues. The AP: "Stevens' lead was fewer than 4,000 votes with more than 40,000 absentee ballots to be counted within 10 days." ...

Recounts and Runoffs
Politics Daily — Filed under: 2008 Senate, 2008 HouseAlaska With his political future uncertain, a weary Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens, looking at bit deflated, left a gathering of supporters to go home and get some sleep. With 96 percent of precincts reporting, Stevens - the longest serving Republican in the history of the Senate - led Tuesday with 48 percent of the vote compared to 47 percent for two-term Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich, a Democrat. Stevens' lead was fewer than 4,000 votes with more than 40,000 absentee ballots to be counted within 10 ...

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AP - With his political future uncertain, a weary Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens, looking at bit deflated, left a gathering of supporters to go home and get some sleep. With 96 percent of precincts reporting, Stevens — the longest serving Republican in ...
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With 96 percent of precincts reporting, Ted Stevens — the longest serving Republican in the history of the Senate — led Tuesday with 48 percent of the vote compared to 47 percent for two-term Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich, a Democrat.