2008 Senate/House Results Thread

[TheresNoMoney]

Merkley is going to win in Oregon. That race is close to being called.

[Хahar 🤔]

Minnesota wil be close, very close. Coleman's got a 7,000 vote lead right now. Hennepin's still about 10% uncounted, but so are Stearns and Wright, which have given margins just as large to Coleman as Hennepin has to Franken. St. Louis and Cook (both majority Franken) are also uncounted, but I don't think they'll e relevant. I see a recount here.

[RouterJockey]

66% in:

US SENATOR  
Begich, Mark DEM 81717 46.40%
Stevens, Ted REP 84830 48.17%

US REPRESENTATIVE  
Berkowitz, Ethan A. DEM 77978 44.36%
Young, Don E. REP 89927 51.15%

 

[Nutmeg]

66% in:

US SENATOR  
Begich, Mark DEM 81717 46.40%
Stevens, Ted REP 84830 48.17%

US REPRESENTATIVE  
Berkowitz, Ethan A. DEM 77978 44.36%
Young, Don E. REP 89927 51.15%

What is wrong with this state.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Minnesota wil be close, very close. Coleman's got a 7,000 vote lead right now. Hennepin's still about 10% uncounted, but so are Stearns and Wright, which have given margins just as large to Coleman as Hennepin has to Franken. I see a recount here.

Anything within 0.5% is a mandatory recount. So yes there will be.

And Wright and Sherburne are not as large in raw vote totals. But St. Louis is where most of the remainder is, possibly the majority.

[Хahar 🤔]

Minnesota wil be close, very close. Coleman's got a 7,000 vote lead right now. Hennepin's still about 10% uncounted, but so are Stearns and Wright, which have given margins just as large to Coleman as Hennepin has to Franken. I see a recount here.

Anything within 0.5% is a mandatory recount. So yes there will be.

And Wright and Sherburne are not as large in raw vote totals. But St. Louis is where most of the remainder is, possibly the majority.

Really? I was under the impression that very few people live there.

[Storebought]

66% in:

US SENATOR  
Begich, Mark DEM 81717 46.40%
Stevens, Ted REP 84830 48.17%

US REPRESENTATIVE  
Berkowitz, Ethan A. DEM 77978 44.36%
Young, Don E. REP 89927 51.15%

What is wrong with this state.

No one whose party has reelected Murtha and B Jefferson can claim any sort of righteous indignation.

[Erc]

Certain Democratic Pickups (21):
CT-04
NY-13
NY-25
NY-29
PA-03
VA-02
VA-11
NC-08
FL-08
FL-24
AL-02
MI-07
MI-09
IL-11
CO-04
NM-01
NM-02
AZ-01
NV-03
OH-01
OH-16

Probable Democratic Pickups (4):  (Uncalled, Democrats currently leading)
MD-01
VA-05
ID-01
WA-08

Republican Pickups (4):
FL-16
LA-06
TX-22
KS-02

Net...Democrats approx. +21, to 257-178

[Tender Branson]

66% in:

US SENATOR  
Begich, Mark DEM 81717 46.40%
Stevens, Ted REP 84830 48.17%

US REPRESENTATIVE  
Berkowitz, Ethan A. DEM 77978 44.36%
Young, Don E. REP 89927 51.15%

Let's hope most of Anchorage is still out ...

[Eraserhead]

The Minnesota recount drama should be amusing.

[Robespierre's Jaw]

66% in:

US SENATOR  
Begich, Mark DEM 81717 46.40%
Stevens, Ted REP 84830 48.17%

So your telling me that a Senator that has just been convicted on charges of corruption is likely to retain his seat for the next six years? For the love of God. Only in America, like most things.....

[Mr. Morden]

What are the recount rules in Georgia and Oregon?  Chambliss is at 50.4% in Georgia....just barely enough to avoid a runoff.....but is there a recount if he's just barely above 50%?

And Oregon still has a long way to go before all the votes are counted, but what's the threshold for a recount there?

[TheresNoMoney]

Franken now has a 1,010 vote lead with 96% reporting in Minnesota!

[Lief 🗽]

Franken now has a 1,010 vote lead with 96% reporting in Minnesota!

sweet. Now we just need to stay there.

[Nutmeg]

66% in:

US SENATOR  
Begich, Mark DEM 81717 46.40%
Stevens, Ted REP 84830 48.17%

US REPRESENTATIVE  
Berkowitz, Ethan A. DEM 77978 44.36%
Young, Don E. REP 89927 51.15%

What is wrong with this state.

No one whose party has reelected Murtha and B Jefferson can claim any sort of righteous indignation.

I would also ask what is wrong with Orleans Parish.

[Хahar 🤔]

Franken now has a 1,010 vote lead with 96% reporting in Minnesota!

BRTD was right; it was St. Louis. And we still have 9% of Hennepin and 17% of St. Louis out!

To see Al Franken in the Senate would be the crowning moment to one of the best nights ever.
Chambliss is at 50.3% with 98% reporting, but the remaining 2% is in the Black Belt. We'll see how this plays out.

[Mr. Morden]

Also, what exactly happens if Stevens wins?  Is he forced to immediately resign because of his conviction?

[TheresNoMoney]

Alaska is tightening up...... settle down people.

[Storebought]

66% in:

US SENATOR  
Begich, Mark DEM 81717 46.40%
Stevens, Ted REP 84830 48.17%

US REPRESENTATIVE  
Berkowitz, Ethan A. DEM 77978 44.36%
Young, Don E. REP 89927 51.15%

What is wrong with this state.

No one whose party has reelected Murtha and B Jefferson can claim any sort of righteous indignation.

I would also ask what is wrong with Orleans Parish.

Orleans has voted Democrat in every election since the 1870s. ** That, and the fact that it's still over 60%+ black.




**There may have been an instance of Nixon carrying it in 1972, but I don't feel like checking.

[RouterJockey]

Now with 72.15% in:

US SENATOR  
Begich, Mark DEM 88284 46.06%
Stevens, Ted REP 92810 48.42%

US REPRESENTATIVE  
Berkowitz, Ethan A. DEM 84125 43.97%
Young, Don E. REP 98515 51.49%

[Sam Spade]

The problem is that as more of Anchorage comes in - Stevens is still performing better.  The bush is still out too.

[Nutmeg]

66% in:

US SENATOR  
Begich, Mark DEM 81717 46.40%
Stevens, Ted REP 84830 48.17%

US REPRESENTATIVE  
Berkowitz, Ethan A. DEM 77978 44.36%
Young, Don E. REP 89927 51.15%

What is wrong with this state.

No one whose party has reelected Murtha and B Jefferson can claim any sort of righteous indignation.

I would also ask what is wrong with Orleans Parish.

Orleans has voted Democrat in every election since the 1870s. ** That, and the fact that it's still over 60%+ black.

**There may have been an instance of Nixon carrying it in 1972, but I don't feel like checking.

Your point?

Mine was that corruption should not be rewarded in any circumstance.

[Erc]

Seats yet to be called:

NJ-03 (D?)  [Myers (R) up by 1741 votes, 93% in]
MD-01 (D?) [Kratovil (D) up 49-49, up 993 votes, 100% in]
VA-05 (D?) [Perriello (D) up 1025 votes, 99% in]
OH-15 (D?) [Stivers (R) up 46-45, 96% in]
CO-02: (R?) [Polis (D) up 60-37, 42% in]
ID-01: (D?)  [Minnick (D) up 51-49, 72% in]
CA-04: (D?) [McClintock (R) up 2469 votes, 84% in]
CA-44: (D?) [Calvert (R) up 55-45, 40% in]
CA-50: (D?) [Bilbray (R) up 51-45, 34% in]
WA-08: (D?) [Burner (D) up 701 votes, 26% in]
AK-AL: (D?)  [Young (R) up 52-44, 72% in]

And, of course, LA-04 (R-inc.) and LA-02 (D-inc.), whose races will be held in December (not that there's any doubt about LA-02).

[Nutmeg]

Looks like Palin had coattails somewhere, at least.

[Storebought]

66% in:

US SENATOR  
Begich, Mark DEM 81717 46.40%
Stevens, Ted REP 84830 48.17%

US REPRESENTATIVE  
Berkowitz, Ethan A. DEM 77978 44.36%
Young, Don E. REP 89927 51.15%

What is wrong with this state.

No one whose party has reelected Murtha and B Jefferson can claim any sort of righteous indignation.

I would also ask what is wrong with Orleans Parish.

Orleans has voted Democrat in every election since the 1870s. ** That, and the fact that it's still over 60%+ black.

**There may have been an instance of Nixon carrying it in 1972, but I don't feel like checking.

Your point?

Mine was that corruption should not be rewarded in any circumstance.

I wanted to give a statement about Orleans Parish, but if you want a point I'll give you one:  Single-party states can elect whomever they please, criminal or otherwise, because single-party primaries can offer no real competition. How can it, if the one the party likes will get the funding (as in the case of Murtha)? I don't see how you can pass a judgement of anyone considering that your party or faction has profited electorally from that corruption just a few hours ago.