Begich more than 2,300 ahead

[nixonwasbetterthanW]

[S_E_Fudd]

1. How about a link?...nt

[Blue_In_AK]

4. Here you go.

http://elect.alaska.net/data/results.htm

[Yukari Yakumo]

20. Alt. Link

http://www.elections.alaska.gov/08general/data/results.htm

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

2. Link, please, before I get too excited. Thanks.

[Blue_In_AK]

5. Here

http://elect.alaska.net/data/results.htm

[NewJeffCT]

3. Is that over 1/2 of 1%?

If so, then that's all she wrote.

[WeDidIt]

6. It sure is. n/t

[GodlessBiker]

7. Right now, it's a 0.77% difference.

[Ichingcarpenter]

9. Is that the recount magic number that is needed?

If so that is great.

[NewJeffCT]

13. I believe it is 1/2 of 1%

I saw it floated around here last week, so I think it is correct because DU has never been wrong before.

[WeDidIt]

15. At 0.50%, the state pays for a recount

At 0.51%, the person requesting has to pay.

[Ichingcarpenter]

18. Thanks... I couldn't remember the percentage

Stevens won't pay for the recount until he pays his lawyers.
So, I think we are good to go with Alaska.

[Blue_In_AK]

16. I believe the magic number was 1600

to have a state-funded recount. Of course, either candidate can ask for a recount if the spread is more that that, assuming they're willing to pay for it.

A few of the progressive bloggers here are hoping for a recount anyway, because they're still not completely comfortable with the way the ballots kept rolling in after election night.

[CakeGrrl]

8. Any idea how many more ballots to count, or when they'll resume the count? n/t

[footinmouth]

12. This is the last Region to be counted

http://www.elections.alaska.gov/news/2008GeneralUpdatedBallotCountingSchedule.pdf

• Region I, Juneau – will count all remaining questioned ballots on Friday, November 14th
at 1:00pm and all remaining absentee ballots on Tuesday, November 18th at 9:00am.
• Region II, Anchorage – will count all remaining absentee and questioned ballots on
Tuesday, November 18th at 10:00am.
• Region II, Wasilla – will count all remaining questioned ballots at 8:00am and remaining
absentee ballots at 1:00pm on Friday, November 14th.
• Region III, Fairbanks – will count all remaining questioned ballots and possibly some of
the remaining absentee ballots on Friday, November 14th at 11:00am. Any absentee
ballots that do not get counted on November 14th will be counted on Monday, November
17th at 10:00am.
• Region IV, Nome – will count all remaining absentee and questioned ballots on Friday,
November 14th at 8:00am.

********************************************************************************************

Unofficial Results as of 11/18/08 12:39 pm Alaska time

US SENATOR
Total
Number of Precincts 438
Precincts Reporting 438 100.0 %
Times Counted 311954/495731 62.9 %
Total Votes 307587

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Begich, Mark DEM 146286 47.56%
Bird, Bob AI 12829 4.17%
Gianoutsos, Ted NA 1334 0.43%
Haase, Fredrick D. LIB 2398 0.78%
Stevens, Ted REP 143912 46.79%
Write-in Votes 828 0.27%

http://www.elections.alaska.gov/08general/data/results.htm

[Blue_In_AK]

17. According to the Anchorage Daily News

the totals should be updated between 4:00 and 5:00 this afternoon, Alaska time

http://www.adn.com/elections/story/593530.html

[Tribetime]

10. NO! NO! NO! NO! I say..I can imagine Stevens crying this now

and Palin too

[Yukari Yakumo]

19. Forget Stevens

He's too worried about "prison love".

Palin is the one who's cryin'. Her backdoor to Washington just closed.

[Gothmog]

11. 1600 is threshold for mandatory recount

If these numbers hold, then Stevens or the GOP will have to pay for the recount

[BootinUp]

14. They will probably pay for one anyways

just a guess.

[Omnibus]

21. I think the number '1600' doesn't like Palin.

Maybe she should avoid residences with that street number.

[DCBob]

22. It's great news!

Thank God Moose Princess will now not be able to sneak into that senate seat.

[Grateful for Hope]

23. This is very good news

thank goodness. No Palin eventually filling that seat.