12 November 2008

Begich takes lead over Stevens

According to 538:

The Alaska Board of Elections has finally
updated (pdf).
With 17,728 votes counted since the previous update,
Democrat
Mark Begich has the lead over Republican Ted Stevens, 132,196 to
131,382.More
votes to be counted tomorrow and possibly Friday.As we've pointed
out
and has been pointed out elsewhere,
the remaining votes come from Begich-friendly districts. Mark Begich is now
an
overwhelming favorite to win the Alaska Senate seat.


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