NATIONAL SENATE/HOUSE RESULTS THREAD (LATE RESULTS/POSTMORTEM)

[bgwah]

Snohomish has reported, and Larsen now leads by 507 votes and has 50.13% of the vote.

[JohnnyLongtorso]

Delaware has a fancy new results map:

http://delaware-ms.esri.com/ElectionResults/

(Amusingly, the IPOD guy that ran against Beau and got 21% won a single precinct in Sussex.)

[Filuwaúrdjan]

It is essentially the Fairfax, VA of the west.

What? Absolute nonsense. CO-7 is working class suburbia. Fairfax, VA...

[J. J.]

I don't have the numbers from 2003-6, but I don't there was ever a 110 R in the House since the 1950's.

[Badger]

Excuse my rant, but I'm only 17 and I've really never cared about losing a race until now.

It's ok, man. Trust me one gets used to it.

[cinyc]

Delaware has a fancy new results map:

http://delaware-ms.esri.com/ElectionResults/

(Amusingly, the IPOD guy that ran against Beau and got 21% won a single precinct in Sussex.)

Excellent map.  Perhaps the IPOD quy lives in that Sussex precinct?

It's funny how these southern-ish states put the Northeast and much of the Midwest to shame when it comes to election result reporting.  We don't even have full results in in parts of New York yet.

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

Is NY-25 still a possible R pickup?

[Eraserhead]

The witch lady can finally say she won those two counties.

[cinyc]

Is NY-25 still a possible R pickup?

Possible?  Yes.  Actually, it's likely now.  The last precincts came in, and the Republican is 659 votes ahead.

[Torie]

It is essentially the Fairfax, VA of the west.

What? Absolute nonsense. CO-7 is working class suburbia. Fairfax, VA...

Well they are both comprised of close in suburbs.

[Skill and Chance]

Is Himes' seat in doubt again after the CT mess?

[cinyc]

Is Himes' seat in doubt again after the CT mess?

Probably not, but who knows?  The AP rescinded its call in the CT-Gov Race but not CT-04, as far as I know.  

Heck, I'm not even sure Bridgeport has counted the CT-04 votes.  Apparently, they sometimes photocopied ballots when they ran out, and had to hand-count them.   BTW - if they just photocopied ballots, why did the polls have to remain open for another 2 hours, exactly? Elections in third-world banana republics are run better.

[Fuzzybigfoot]

The city of Seattle is reporting later than tthe rest of the county.  I'm not surprised.  It looks like Murray could hit 65% in King County.

[Keystone Phil]

Toomey won.  He got 35% in Phili.  That one is over.

Ha. If only that was true. He would have hit about 60% if that was the case. He only got 16% here.

[Mr.Phips]

Im surprised the Bennet survived.  He has that seat for as long as he wants it after tonight.

[Keystone Phil]

I want my money back!

I wonder how many heart attacks Phil suffered from while they counted this though?

Oh, if you guys only knew. 

There was a period (I think it was from 9:45 - 10:30) where I thought it was over or close to being finished for Toomey but that slow comeback led to some pretty interesting reactions. 

The best was racing over to the Board of Elections when we thought it was going to a recount. I got out of my car with some others and as I'm running across the street towards the building, I found out that Sestak called Toomey to concede and that the AP called the race for Toomey.

I was initially very calm, reassuring people at the party that the early numbers were going to favor Sestak by a very wide margin. Things kept getting worse and I'm thinking to myself, "This isn't happening, is it?" Then the comeback. Ironic that the final comeback was for the guy that lead in polling almost the entire race. 

It might have been a stressful night but it was exciting. I can appreciate that.

[J. J.]

So does anyone know when/if Fayette County, PA last voted for a Republican for U.S. Senate?

Possibly 1982; Heinz had huge victory, larger than Ted Kennedy's.  If not then, probably prior to WWII.

[jimrtex]

Solomon Ortiz = dead.  Anyone want to place bets on whether Farenthold can hold more than one term?

The logical place to draw the new South Texas district is from Corpus northward.

[jimrtex]

Yes, and per your post, I looked up in the Miami Herald the story about the proposition. It says lines need respect city and county boundaries (the GOP can handle that without losing too much of its gerrymandering punch, although it might be tough to save Alan West in FL-22), but then the story I read says that in addition, one is not to take partisan considerations into mind. Huh?  How do you enforce that one?  Is it like what porn is to the US Supreme Court (we know it when we see it, or what)?  Or is it just a crummy reporting job, and the prop in fact has in it more specific metrics about the shape of districts, to squeeze out partisanship?

What the legislature is supposed to do is draw monstrosities like CD 3, and the stringy districts along the Gold Coast, and then respect county boundaries elsewhere.  Alternatively throw a bowl of spaghetti at the Miami-Palm Beach are and then take a knife and cut the strands where they cross county lines.

[Eraserhead]

Rossi: The professional election loser.

[redcommander]

Hopefully this is the last we see of him. Murray was in a weak enough position that she should have gone down. I guess Washington Republicans will have to put their hopes on McKenna revitalizing the party in 2012.

[bgwah]

Hopefully this is the last we see of him. Murray was in a weak enough position that she should have gone down. I guess Washington Republicans will have to put their hopes on McKenna revitalizing the party in 2012.

Rossi was probably the best candidate the GOP could have run here.

McKenna has his sights on Governor and is not all interested in the Senate. Rodgers seems happy in the House, and has risen rather quickly within the Republican ranks from what I understand (not to mention candidates from the East tend to lose). I would've thought Reichert, maybe, but his rather anemic performance this year has changed my mind on that one.

[tpfkaw]

So King is busy digging up ballots as we speak?

If Rossi said something about his supporters needing second amendment remedies, I'd be inclined to be sympathetic, given his history . . .

[Marokai Backbeat]

So King is busy digging up ballots as we speak?

If Rossi said something about his supporters needing second amendment remedies, I'd be inclined to be sympathetic, given his history . . .

You people are insanely paranoid. Not only does Washington seem to be slow at counting it's ballots normally, but people also vote by mail there, meaning they are still receiving some ballots in today and maybe even for the next couple days or more. Your ability to assume any close election that Republicans lose, not even elections where this is a even far out-there suspicion let alone a real possibility, is a stolen one, is blowing my mind.

I honestly don't even believe you mean it at this point.

[Marokai Backbeat]

Excuse my rant, but I'm only 17 and I've really never cared about losing a race until now.

It's ok, man. Trust me one gets used to it.

Especially when you're a Democrat.