The Alaska Department of Elections has posted an updated count of their hotly-contested Senate race, and Begich has doubled his lead:
Mark Begich (D): 146,286
Ted Stevens (R): 143,912
The Anchorage Daily News reports that more results will be posted between 4 and 5pm Alaska Time. Looks like we’ll finally put this sucker to bed today.
Another piece of good news: the difference now exceeds the .5% threshhold in which the state would pay for a recount. In other words, if Stevens wants a recount, he will have to pay for it unless these numbers change substantially as more votes are counted.
I’m sticking with it: Begich wins by 2568. 🙂
It’s outside the 0.5%
You’ll note my post on 11:30 pm EST:
http://www.swingstateproject.c…
On victory yet, but I’m liking our chances that this will be Dem Seat #58! I’m just waiting on pins & needles for the final numbers! 😀
ready with the money Ted Stevens will need for the recount
the R state senator from NY leading by a narrow margin.
Where can we get a daily update? A win here may decide how CD’s are redrawn in 2010.
One down, two to go!
Is that all of the votes to be counted today? Are there enough overseas to potentially overcome this deficit?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/200…
3,724 vote lead. #58 is in the bag. Time for Mark to head to DC.
Now that we know we can win in Alaska, Ethan Berkowitz seems like the best candidate to take out Murkowski in two years, right? He seems like he’s in the same mold as Begich–young, new, progressive, popular, a good face for our Party, etc.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ste…
Woohooo!