Senate Results thread

[André]

Robert C. Byrd for President pro tempore, again!

LOL. That old coot is doing nothing but holding the seat for Joe Manchin.

Ted Kennedy is ready! ;-)

[skybridge]

Montana is now at 44%, and Tester continues to rape Burns 53-45.

I don't understand why the forum even questioned whether Tester would win.

[Eraserhead]

Well I think the Montana race is pretty much over. Tester kicked Burns ass.

[Eraserhead]

Montana is now at 44%, and Tester continues to rape Burns 53-45.

I don't understand why the forum even questioned whether Tester would win.

Me either.

[MHS2002]

Down to 13 precincts left in Virginia:

Webb: 1,152,600
Allen: 1,151,076

Precincts left:
1 in Arlington County
1 in Fairfax County
1 in Halifax County
1 in Isle of Wight County
2 in James City County
1 in Loudoun County
1 in Fairfax City
4 in Richmond City
1 in Virginia Beach City

[Verily]

Down to 13 precincts left in Virginia:

Webb: 1,152,600
Allen: 1,151,076

Precincts left:
1 in Arlington County
1 in Fairfax County
1 in Halifax County
1 in Isle of Wight County
2 in James City County
1 in Loudoun County
1 in Fairfax City
4 in Richmond City
1 in Virginia Beach City

Most of those are Dem strongholds. Webb has won this one very narrowly.

[Gabu]

Montana is now at 44%, and Tester continues to rape Burns 53-45.

I don't understand why the forum even questioned whether Tester would win.

Me either.

I fully and unconditionally apologize for losing faith at the last moment.

[Storebought]

Unless 15,000+ hillbillies from the Ozarks show up in the results from the outstanding counties, it looks about over for Talent.

It's over: both houses of Congress are now Democrat. Probably stay that way for the next 10+ years.

[poughies]

Ford will be back.... Alexander in two years.... maybe the governor's in 4 years...... I don't know..... But he ain't done. He did well.... And tonight whether it be in Rhode Island or Tennessee... the greatness of mason dixon has been lowered.....

[sethm0]

 About half of the remaining VA precincts lean toward Allen and the other half toward Webb. Looks like a Webb victory, though it may not be official for weeks.

 Talent and Tester also seem to be in good shape.

[skybridge]

Nothing unexpected there, but Connecticut is disappointing.

[auburntiger]

how do I post my prediction maps next to my avatar the way some of you have?

[Wakie]

Let's be fair, Webb has won.

[poughies]

unless something funky happens, the dems got a majority in the senate.......

[Deano963]

Down to 13 precincts left in Virginia:

Webb: 1,152,600
Allen: 1,151,076

Precincts left:
1 in Arlington County
1 in Fairfax County
1 in Halifax County
1 in Isle of Wight County
2 in James City County
1 in Loudoun County
1 in Fairfax City
4 in Richmond City
1 in Virginia Beach City

Most of those are Dem strongholds. Webb has won this one very narrowly.

They also said on CNN that there are 30,000 absentee ballots in Fairfax that have not yet been counted - a Dem stronghold. Carville couldnt confirm that though.

If that's true, I don't see how Webb loses.

[Gabu]

Talent and Tester also seem to be in good shape.

Why do you say Talent is in good shape?  McCaskill is up 11,000 votes and St. Louis County is still only half reporting.

Talent has outperformed himself from 2002 in some small counties, but in pretty well every large county, McCaskill is doing better than Carnahan did in 2002.  I think McCaskill has a very good shot.

[J. J.]

Unless 15,000+ hillbillies from the Ozarks show up in the results from the outstanding counties, it looks about over for Talent.

It's over: both houses of Congress are now Democrat. Probably stay that way for the next 10+ years.

Jasper hasn't reported.  It gives the GOP, in presidential years, a 19,000-23,000 vote plurality.  There are a few smaller ones as well.

[Deano963]

Well I think the Montana race is pretty much over. Tester kicked Burns ass.

Eek! Tester is only ahead by 4% now....

Will these close races please stop torturing me!?

[AuH2O]

We're not going to know VA, MO, or MT for a while, maybe days for sure.

I think the Dems have all 3 but absentees are used more by Republicans and there may be a decent number outstanding in VA. There are rural counties yet to report in MO and I think early ballots were counted first in MT, those went heavily Tester.

Just saying things aren't quite official.

[sethm0]

Talent and Tester also seem to be in good shape.

Why do you say Talent is in good shape?  McCaskill is up 11,000 votes and St. Louis County is still only half reporting.

Talent has outperformed himself from 2002 in some small counties, but in pretty well every large county, McCaskill is doing better than Carnahan did in 2002.  I think McCaskill has a very good shot.

 I meant McCaskill. Sorry, I'm tired.

[Storebought]

Unless 15,000+ hillbillies from the Ozarks show up in the results from the outstanding counties, it looks about over for Talent.

It's over: both houses of Congress are now Democrat. Probably stay that way for the next 10+ years.

Jasper hasn't reported.  It gives the GOP, in presidential years, a 19,000-23,000 vote plurality.  There are a few smaller ones as well.

Good lord ... 19000 votes plurality, and not Democrat?

You're correct: the official MO site doesn't show a thing for Jasper

[Verily]

Unless 15,000+ hillbillies from the Ozarks show up in the results from the outstanding counties, it looks about over for Talent.

It's over: both houses of Congress are now Democrat. Probably stay that way for the next 10+ years.

Jasper hasn't reported.  It gives the GOP, in presidential years, a 19,000-23,000 vote plurality.  There are a few smaller ones as well.

It and St. Louis County will cancel each other out. SLC already has 22,000 Dem plurality with only about half reporting. That's good for another 19,000 votes.

[Storebought]

Unless 15,000+ hillbillies from the Ozarks show up in the results from the outstanding counties, it looks about over for Talent.

It's over: both houses of Congress are now Democrat. Probably stay that way for the next 10+ years.

Jasper hasn't reported.  It gives the GOP, in presidential years, a 19,000-23,000 vote plurality.  There are a few smaller ones as well.

It and St. Louis County will cancel each other out. SLC already has 22,000 Dem plurality with only about half reporting. That's good for another 19,000 votes.

But that's just it: St Louis has dumped half and Jackson all of their Democrat votes, and McCaskill leads by 24000, or so.

Not that I believe the GOP can make them up in a single county (in addition to the others that haven't reported at all), but I was a mite hasty.

[J. J.]

Unless 15,000+ hillbillies from the Ozarks show up in the results from the outstanding counties, it looks about over for Talent.

It's over: both houses of Congress are now Democrat. Probably stay that way for the next 10+ years.

Jasper hasn't reported.  It gives the GOP, in presidential years, a 19,000-23,000 vote plurality.  There are a few smaller ones as well.

It and St. Louis County will cancel each other out. SLC already has 22,000 Dem plurality with only about half reporting. That's good for another 19,000 votes.

Possibly, but Jasper, I think. is the place where they ran out of ballots.  That the plurality not the difference.  Further, SL County gives a 25,000-50,000 plurality in presidential years, so I don't know if that's the Democratic areas that have reported.

It's up in the air, at this point.

[Gabu]

But that's just it: St Louis has dumped half and Jackson all of their Democrat votes, and McCaskill leads by 24000, or so.

Not that I believe the GOP can make them up in a single county (in addition to the others that haven't reported at all), but I was a mite hasty.

There's also the issue of how Jasper will vote.  In 2002 it only gave Talent a little over an 11,000-vote majority, nowhere near the 24,000 McCaskill leads by.  Depends on whether Talent does better or worse there than in 2002.  If he does worse than he did in 2002 in Jasper, I'd say it's probably all over.