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In the 2008 elections for the US Senate, the 3BlueDudes site counted the results as
Final Projection: DEMS: 58 GOP: 39 INDEP: 2 Runoff: 1
3BlueDudes called Alaska for Begich (D) and Minnesota for Franken (D). We had a mandatory recount in Minnesota, an extremely tight race in Alaska (won by the Democrat, Begich), and a runoff in Georgia, where the Republican, Saxby Chambliss, won. Lawyers and volunteers have gathered for legal challenges and observing recounts. With Minnesota looking like a win for Franken,
the final total is D57+I2, R41.
Replacements are needed for four Democratic Senators:
Neither candidate reached 50% of the vote on Election Day, due to a third-party challenger. The resulting mandatory runoff between Democrat Jim Martin and Republican Saxby Chambliss was scheduled for Dec. 2. Chambliss won convincingly.
Chambliss is notorious for his smear campaign against Sen. Max Cleland, claiming that this Vietnam veteran and triple amputee is not patriotic. This time, with the Democrats clearly in the ascendant, Chambliss ran a much more centrist and moderately-toned campaign.
Some (Guess who!) tried to call the election before all of the early and absentee ballots were counted, when Stevens was ahead in the partial count. The later counting ran significantly toward Begich, who took the lead.
Update: Begich has won, and top Republicans have called on Stevens to resign from the Senate.
Norm Coleman was ahead by the utterly miniscule margin of 206 votes in the initial count. The mandatory recount began on Wednesday Nov. 19. The Franken recount observer team and legal team are much better organized than the Coleman teams. Franken has won several important legal challenges.
On Dec. 2, the Franken team reported their estimate that Franken was only 50 votes behind. Someone discovered 171 uncounted ballots, giving Franken another 37. The rejected absentee ballots have still to be examined.
Update: Jan. 3, 2009: 900 absentee ballots have been counted. Franken is ahead by 225. Lawsuits to follow.
Final Projection: DEMS: 58 GOP: 39 INDEP: 2 Runoff: 1
3BlueDudes called Alaska for Begich (D) and Minnesota for Franken (D). We had a mandatory recount in Minnesota, an extremely tight race in Alaska (won by the Democrat, Begich), and a runoff in Georgia, where the Republican, Saxby Chambliss, won. Lawyers and volunteers have gathered for legal challenges and observing recounts. With Minnesota looking like a win for Franken,
the final total is D57+I2, R41.
Replacements are needed for four Democratic Senators:
- Barack Obama, Illinois, President-Elect
- Joe Biden, Deleware, Vice-President-Elect
- Hillary Clinton, New York, Secretary of State designate
- Ken Salazar, Colorado, Secretary of the Interior designate
"Delaware Gov. Ruth Ann Minner on Monday named a longtime, close adviser to Vice President-elect Joe Biden to fill the senator's seat until a 2010 special election. Her selection of Ted Kaufman opens the possibility that Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden can run in 2010 for the seat his father fills in the Senate. Beau Biden is deploying to Iraq with his Delaware National Guard unit, and last week said he would carry out his military obligations and refuse any Senate appointment."--USA Today
New York is not determined, but Gov. Paterson is widely expected to name Caroline Kennedy to replace Hillary Clinton.
Illinois is indescribable. Indicted Governor Rod Blagojevich has nominated former Illinois Attorney-General Roland Burris to the Senate, while Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has vowed to reject any nomination by the Governor.
New York is not determined, but Gov. Paterson is widely expected to name Caroline Kennedy to replace Hillary Clinton.
Illinois is indescribable. Indicted Governor Rod Blagojevich has nominated former Illinois Attorney-General Roland Burris to the Senate, while Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has vowed to reject any nomination by the Governor.
Georgia
Neither candidate reached 50% of the vote on Election Day, due to a third-party challenger. The resulting mandatory runoff between Democrat Jim Martin and Republican Saxby Chambliss was scheduled for Dec. 2. Chambliss won convincingly.
Chambliss is notorious for his smear campaign against Sen. Max Cleland, claiming that this Vietnam veteran and triple amputee is not patriotic. This time, with the Democrats clearly in the ascendant, Chambliss ran a much more centrist and moderately-toned campaign.
Alaska
Some (Guess who!) tried to call the election before all of the early and absentee ballots were counted, when Stevens was ahead in the partial count. The later counting ran significantly toward Begich, who took the lead.
Update: Begich has won, and top Republicans have called on Stevens to resign from the Senate.
Minnesota
Norm Coleman was ahead by the utterly miniscule margin of 206 votes in the initial count. The mandatory recount began on Wednesday Nov. 19. The Franken recount observer team and legal team are much better organized than the Coleman teams. Franken has won several important legal challenges.
On Dec. 2, the Franken team reported their estimate that Franken was only 50 votes behind. Someone discovered 171 uncounted ballots, giving Franken another 37. The rejected absentee ballots have still to be examined.
Update: Jan. 3, 2009: 900 absentee ballots have been counted. Franken is ahead by 225. Lawsuits to follow.
