9:06pm: Holy shit, let’s continue the party over here.
9:05pm: Update from the DE DoE! With 78% in (252 of 325), it’s O’Donnell 54 and Castle 46. 3600 votes separate them. Over in Maryland, MD-04 has been called for Donna Edwards, not much contest there either. Maybe also worth mentioning: the GOP primary in NH-Gov got called long ago (with only 7% reporting): John Stephen easily defeated his weird opposition, teabagging businessman Jack Kimball and social con activist Karen Testerman, 77-17-8.
9:00pm: In DE-AL, Glen Urquhart is, as PPP predicted, leading Michelle Rollins. He’s up 51-46 with 37% in.
8:50pm: And it wasn’t even a contest in Maryland — the AP has called the GOP gube nomination for Bob Ehrlich. He’s sitting on 82% of the vote so far.
8:49pm: In MA-09, douchebag conservadem Stephen Lynch leads Mac D’Allesandro by 43% with 3% in.
8:47pm: I can’t get through to the DE DoE, but the latest AP count has O’Donnell up by 55-45 with 37% in. 2300 vote spread.
8:43pm: Some non-DE updates: In MA-10, state Sen. Rob O’Leary leads Norfolk DA Bill Keating by 57-43, and Jeff Perry leads Joe Malone by 58-35 with 5% in. In MD-01, Andy Harris is leading Rob Fisher by 40 points.
8:39pm: We’re now up to 31% reporting in DE, and O’Donnell leads by 54-46 (or about 1400 votes).
8:37pm: We’re up to 22% reporting in DE, and O’Donnell leads by 56-44! 1450 vote spread.
8:35pm: Before conking out, the last DoE update had O’Donnell up by 55-45 with 17% reporting. 900 vote margin.
8:33pm: Folks, looks like we’ve crashed the DE DoE site. Restrain yourselves! (Yeah, as if that’s possible.)
8:31pm: Now it’s 14% reporting in Delaware. O’Donnell now up 55-45, with a 700-vote margin.
8:29pm: We’re up to about 11% reporting in Delaware, and O’Donnell leads Castle by 55-45. Hang on to your butts…
8:26pm: Now up to 25 precincts in Delaware, Christine O’Donnell is now leading Mike Castle 52-48, or about 180 votes.
8:22pm: We have some early numbers from the Delaware DoE site! Nutbag Christine O’Donnell leads Mike Castle by 655-449, or 59-41, with 8 out of 325 “Districts” reporting.
8:13pm: I just got off the horn with the Elections Division at the New Hampshire Secretary of State office. They inform me that it’s NEVER too early for a ganja break.
7:51pm: Via the Twitter, Delaware elections officials are expecting a quick count there, with most of the results being known by 9:30.
7:49pm: We’re up to 5% in, and Lamontagne is up by 53-32. Much of that is based on Lamontagne’s strength in his hometown of Manchester, though.
7:44pm: Checking in with the House races, baggage-laden Manchester Mayor Frank Guinta leads Rich Ashooh by 46-28 with 9% in. Sean Mahoney, a guy who’s spent a lot in recent weeks, is only pulling in 19%. In NH-02, ex-Rep. Charlie Bass leads Jen Horn by only 8%, but we’re just looking at a few hundred votes so far. (Likewise, Ann McLane Kuster has an early lead on Katrina Swett for the Dem nod.)
7:40pm: 3.7% is in, and Ovide leads by 53-32.
7:34pm: We have some early results in New Hampshire. With 2% in, Ovide Lamontagne leads Kelly Ayotte by 23 points, 54-31!
Polls will be closing in Delaware, Massachusetts and Maryland at 8pm Eastern (some polls have already closed in New Hampshire; the rest will follow at 8pm). We’ll be using this thread to follow the returns, and we’ll check in with Rhode Island, New York, and Wisconsin when polls close in those states at 9.
Results:
- Delaware: Associated Press | DE DoE | Politico
- Maryland: Associated Press | Politico
- Massachusetts: Associated Press | Politico
- New Hampshire: Associated Press | Politico
its looks good for Lamontagne but its only 2%. i can still hope haha.
Is that good for Ovide, expected, or has Hillsborough county seceded from New Hampshire forming its own nation with the expressed purpose of turning chickens into zombies?!
Clearly I have way too much time on my hands 😛
Almost all these votes are coming from NH-1 btw.
Of course, results this early can mean nothing, but it is encouraging.
I know early results should be taken with a grain of salt, but so far so good.
There is a feel in the air that the Republicans are about to fuck themselves over by picking teabaggers tonight.
Hint to Republicans: try to win the war, not the battle. BTW, your so called “conservative” is not really conservative. Just like most of your affiliation, they will become beholden to the leaders of your party.
Any news on that? I know polls close there at 8PM.
The votes that are in are mostly from Manchester which is Lamontagne’s home town. Ayotte is originally from Nashua. I don’t know much about NH so I don’t know what to make of this.
AP not going to report uncontested races now? That is what they are doing in DE now. It does make it easier.
The bulk of the current vote is from Manchester. Where is Lamontagne’s residence? Manchester. Frankly, if he can only poll 54% on his most prime territory, Ayotte should be fine tonight.
“Per DE elections commish, 2,266 absentees returned as of 9/13. Expected 20% turnout, 3 times higher than usual midterm primary”
That’s from @mikememoli on Twitter. Also Castle’s people feeling good about turnout.
will we start getting Delaware results? I am anxious. I was jittery over waiting for the PPP poll. I am down right shaking right now.
Why in the world do they stop voting so early? In fact why does any state stop before 8/9PM? Some people work late.
has almost doubled since the votes started coming in even if the percent difference has gone down. i wonder where in hillsborough most of these votes are coming from.
Prove my prediction wrong!!
I’ve been somewhat disenchanted with politics this summer, but for some reason tonight seems like the night that our prospects will turn around. The Republicans will prove a point tonight on how unbelievably stupid they are (I’m not talking to GOPVOTER, who is a classy fellow, and Republican folks like GOPVOTER that has class). Win the battle, but don’t worry about the war. Sure, Palin will win you an O’Donnell, but at what cost? Oh yeah, the general election!
We want Guinta, right?
Delaware!”
“Hi. I’m in Delaware.”
(and the real fun now begins)
I love that New Hampshire has roughly 80 bazillion county-type units, and Delaware, a similarly-sized-and-populated state, has 3.
In Rockingham than she is in Merrimack. That mean anything?
Not to be a complete fool, but do Wisconsin polls close at 9 local time or Eastern Time?
16 precincts reporting. What will happen next? Stay tuned.
I’m going to have to fly down there and kick someone’s ass. I don’t really care whose ass it is, I’m just in an ass-kicking mood!
I am eavesdropping over at RedState, and their “”Thank God They’re Over Primaries” Open Thread.” has all of 2 comments. SSP is the place to be on election night!
Don’t make me come up there.
Why are they taking so long!
57/42 O’Donnell. Big disparity between machines and absentee.
O’Donnell leads!
134 to 96
UNITED STATES SENATOR
8 of 325 Districts Reported
REPUBLICAN PARTY
MICHAEL N. CASTLE 430 19 449 40 . 7 %
CHRISTINE O’DONNELL 628 27 655 59 .3 %
MICHAEL N. CASTLE 430 19 449 40 . 7 %
CHRISTINE O’DONNELL 628 27 655 59 . 3 %
Ovide 52-32
UNITED STATES SENATOR
14 of 325 Districts Reported
REPUBLICAN PARTY
MICHAEL N. CASTLE 733 36 769 43 . 7%
CHRISTINE O’DONNELL 952 39 991 56 .3%
No county has reported anything.
REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS
14 of 325 Districts Reported
REPUBLICAN PARTY
ROSE IZZO 59 2 61 3 . 6 %
MICHELE ROLLINS 712 31 743 43 . 5 %
GLEN URQUHART 861 44 905 52 . 9 %
52-48
Please tell me Sussex county. Or even Kent. The AP link shows 2 precincts, but not a county.
MICHAEL N. CASTLE 2780 45 . 2 %
CHRISTINE O’DONNELL 3373 54 . 8 %
…is currently bigger than the margin in the GA-Gov runoff.
Still 55-45
UNITED STATES SENATOR
56 of 325 Districts Reported
REPUBLICAN PARTY
MICHAEL N. CASTLE 3976 154 4130 44 . 9%
CHRISTINE O’DONNELL 4931 138 5069 55 .1%
are they all absentee?
You evidently havent seen our new calendar… sizzlin swing state readership ‘010.
How many races has Ovide ran in since losing to Governor Shaheen in 1996? I am not finding the information readily accessible.
…are going to love us for crashing their site.
heh
22%
and O’Donnell has a 10pt lead.
We’re angry political nerds, we don’t know the meaning of the word “restraint”!
I got some nice Oregon microbrews I’m going to crack open if you pull this one off.
Do it!
that’s totally less exciting that Delaware,
With 5% of the vote in Rob O’Leary leads Bill Keating 56-43% in the MA-10 Democratic primary and Jeff Perry leads Joe Malone 58-35% in the MA-10 Republican primary.
that’s totally less exciting that Delaware,
With 5% of the vote in Rob O’Leary leads Bill Keating 56-43% in the MA-10 Democratic primary and Jeff Perry leads Joe Malone 58-35% in the MA-10 Republican primary.
about where the votes are coming from?
Get it together people, this is election night
Perry, O’Leary, Lynch all with big leads.
The Republicans really want to fuck up a sure thing by voting for O’Donnell over Castle.
Good grief. What point are they trying to prove? Is it that Coons is more conservative than Castle?
i am crossing my fingers for Delaware!
Andy Harris up big here (with only 4% in)!
Maybe Kratovil will get GIlchrest’s help again!
O’Donnell 55%
Castle 45%
O’Donnell has a 2300 vote lead
I think primaries should be open to independents to prevent some of these nutcases from winning them.
Yes, I’ve jumped the shark and gone all caps. What is happening in Delaware defies all reason, all logic, all kinds of rational thought known to exist. The republican base we knew was nuts, but up to this point they’ve at least paid some attention to electability in races like IA-Gov, NV-Gov, MS-1, FL-8, and ID-1, just to name a few.
What this means is that the GOP has now become so brainwashed, so immersed in their narrative of taking back the House and the Senate, that they think that any dead dog with a “R” by it’s name is guaranteed for victory seven weeks from tonight.
Ladies and gentlemen, if Odonnell (and Lamontagne) pull this off tonight, coupled with the good polling results we’ve seen over the last week or so, we will all look back on this night as the night the Republican Party blew their chance at electoral victory in 2010. Mark it down. It’s going to be all democrats from here, spearheaded by the GOP slitting it’s own throat in Delaware and in other races throughout the country.
O’Donnell 55-45
I know your slogan is “Live Free or Die” but you do kind of have to count the votes. This is not Ohio, you can do better than 6% in just under 2 hours.
O’Donnell leads by 2300 votes with 37% in
And she doesn’t do shit when it’s time for a ganja break.
UNITED STATES SENATOR
210 of 325 Districts Reported
REPUBLICAN PARTY
MICHAEL N. CASTLE 17431 562 17993 45 . 7 %
CHRISTINE O’DONNELL 20928 494 21422 54 . 3 %
It is hard to see how the R’s get the Senate without DE. Three cheers for Sarah!!!!!!! Three cheers for the tea party!!!!!!!! Three cheers for DE!!!!!!!!!
http://www.wfrv.com/news/wisco…
“Down goes Castle! Down goes Castle! Down goes Castle!”
65% in. O’Donnell leads 54.3-45.7%
ITS OVER FOLKS!
Thank you crazies (cracks open a cold Bridgeport IPA).
UNITED STATES SENATOR
210 of 325 Districts Reported
REPUBLICAN PARTY
MICHAEL N. CASTLE 17431 562 17993 45 . 7 %
CHRISTINE O’DONNELL 20928 494 21422 54 . 3 %
O’Donnell up 54%-45% with 65% in.
If he’s right, and I have to think he is because he’s a conventional journalist who is going to hold back until he knows, then *SAY HELLO TO SENATOR COONS!”
Sorry, fundie fucks, but GOD IS A DEMOCRAT!
We now know exactly what we knew forty-five minutes ago!
I cannot wait to see what Castle will do now. Coons endorsement plz.
Oh, and there is absolutely no way the GOP will control the senate now.
215 of 325 in
O’Donnell 22006 54.6 %
Castle 18313 45.4 %
Unbelievable, the tea party crowd is willing to sacrifice a moderate GOP gain for ideological purity.
nm
and Politico Del map not working, and NH grandma on a brownie break… I want to click stuff and have the link works to enjoy more moments of Rep suicide.
The only thing he can do now is concede is his defeat to O’Donnell.
Good job, teabaggers! You defeated an electable Republican. I hope you enjoy Senator Coons for the next 2 years!
MA-09- sorry guys, but Lynch is a good fit for the district. It wasn’t meant to be
MA-04 how in the world is that LaRouchie getting 16% of the vote?!!
NH Sen- like I sad, nothing but a barrage of negative ads against Ayotte
DE Sen-remind me to send Erick Erickson roses
nm
78% in with 46.1 to 53.9.
MA-09- sorry guys, but Lynch is a good fit for the district. It wasn’t meant to be
MA-04 how in the world is that LaRouchie getting 16% of the vote?!!
NH Sen- like I sad, nothing but a barrage of negative ads against Ayotte
DE Sen-remind me to send Erick Erickson roses
I was so sure Castle could not lose in Delaware and I even wrote an article that alot of people agreed with. I do not know which counties the votes are coming from but here are the results now:
252 of 325 Districts Reported
REPUBLICAN PARTY
MICHAEL N. CASTLE 21000 683 21683 46 . 1 %
CHRISTINE O’DONNELL 24736 595 25331 53 . 9 %
bite me.
I hope Coons and Carper serve for 50 years…
Masturbation is wrong.
I am on the floor laughing.
New
Castle Kent Sussex State
UNITED STATES SENATOR
CASTLE MICHAEL N. 12,772 3,247 6,191 22,210
O’DONNELL CHRISTINE 9,235 5,686 11,181 26,102
Office Total 22,007 8,933 17,372 48,312
O’Donnell is holding dow the margin in New Castle and is winning heavily in Kent and Sussex.
New
Castle Kent Sussex State
UNITED STATES SENATOR
CASTLE MICHAEL N. 12,772 3,247 6,191 22,210
O’DONNELL CHRISTINE 9,235 5,686 11,181 26,102
Office Total 22,007 8,933 17,372 48,312
O’Donnell is holding down the margin in New Castle and is winning heavily in Kent and Sussex.
CNN CALLED! YES!
Sorry for the caps, I’m excited.
but seriously, Chris Matthews is really bugging me (not the first time, that’s for sure).
He seriously believes that Christine O’Donnell could win the Senate race, because 1. Women seem to like her, and women only vote for people who share their chromosomes (an exaggeration, but basically he is saying that.) and 2. OMG She has so much momentum!
It would probably be off-topic for me to just rant about Chris Matthews, so I’m going to bite my tongue for a bit and just ask about the electoral implications of these two arguements he’s making:
Can either of these supposed advantages, even if they have some real basis, overcome the fact that O’Donnell is just plain incompetent