Watching returns
5:12pm
Just over half the precincts reporting in KY-3, and Anne Northup has a narrow lead.
5:28pm
Frustrating slowness in counting votes. Northup now down with about two-thirds reporting.
5:33pm
More states are closing, and there's still only one competitive race that I see the counting halfway finished in. Very much a grr moment. Surfing through several states' websites for official election returns, plus a few news sites.
6:02pm
Tons of races closed. I'm overwhelmed, or would be if I was actually getting any results back. Virginia is reporting pretty fast, dead heats in both the Senate race and VA-02, with 25% and 20% reporting, respectively. Northup down 1.8% with 81% reporting, not so good. Not sure when Kentucky counts its mail-in ballots, though.
6:07pm
Just saw IN-8 called for the Dems. Disappointing, but not unexpected.
6:13pm
With nearly 800,000 votes counted in Virginia, Allen and Webb are seperated by 38. Kellam and Drake seperated by 11 in VA-02 with about 34,000 counted. Chocola down pretty big in IN-2 and Sodrel down a little in IN-9, each with just over 25% reporting. Buchanan up 8 in FL-13 with 38% reporting.
6:57pm
Very slow going as far as counting votes. Chocola in IN-2 is still down with 50% reporting, and by 6, but he was down 14 with 25% reporting, so it's good progress. Senate races in Ohio and Pennsylvania were called for the Dems, but very few returns, so can't say much about them or the ten competitive House races they combine for. Several races still really close, could easily go either way, even with 50% reporting. Republicans slightly ahead in Foley's old seat with 34% reporting. It's not quite as close in Virginia, and has moved towards the Republicans, but still close. Republicans had small leads in GA-08 and GA-12 (both currently held by Dems) in early returns.
7:19pm
Finally some really movement in counting for KY-3; unfortunately, it seems to show that Northup is done (down 7,000 with 97.2% reporting). Again, not sure when they count absentee ballots, though. On the bright side, KY-2 and KY-4 are looking like keepers for the Republicans. Sodrel still down with 57% in in IN-9 and Chocola is down 4 with 54% in (but see previous item on that). PA-10 and NC-11 are looking lost with about 20% counted (but I predicted as much, so not very worried). Most of the other House races are still too close or not enough counted.
Senate races called for Lieberman in Connecticut and Menendez (the Dem) in New Jersey. No surprises. Corker up 7 in Tennesse with 20% counted. Things are tightening in Virginia, but Allen is still up at the moment.
7:33pm
A moment of shock when I saw a CNN headline saying "CNN projects Democratic win in Rhode Island, beating incumbent Lincoln Chafee, giving the Democrats three of the six pickups they need to take control of the Senate." You see, the banner was wider than my browser window, and the "three of" part was cut off. Makes more sense now.
I have to be headed for work; not sure that I can post from there, but I might keep a running log and post that. Or not.
Just over half the precincts reporting in KY-3, and Anne Northup has a narrow lead.
5:28pm
Frustrating slowness in counting votes. Northup now down with about two-thirds reporting.
5:33pm
More states are closing, and there's still only one competitive race that I see the counting halfway finished in. Very much a grr moment. Surfing through several states' websites for official election returns, plus a few news sites.
6:02pm
Tons of races closed. I'm overwhelmed, or would be if I was actually getting any results back. Virginia is reporting pretty fast, dead heats in both the Senate race and VA-02, with 25% and 20% reporting, respectively. Northup down 1.8% with 81% reporting, not so good. Not sure when Kentucky counts its mail-in ballots, though.
6:07pm
Just saw IN-8 called for the Dems. Disappointing, but not unexpected.
6:13pm
With nearly 800,000 votes counted in Virginia, Allen and Webb are seperated by 38. Kellam and Drake seperated by 11 in VA-02 with about 34,000 counted. Chocola down pretty big in IN-2 and Sodrel down a little in IN-9, each with just over 25% reporting. Buchanan up 8 in FL-13 with 38% reporting.
6:57pm
Very slow going as far as counting votes. Chocola in IN-2 is still down with 50% reporting, and by 6, but he was down 14 with 25% reporting, so it's good progress. Senate races in Ohio and Pennsylvania were called for the Dems, but very few returns, so can't say much about them or the ten competitive House races they combine for. Several races still really close, could easily go either way, even with 50% reporting. Republicans slightly ahead in Foley's old seat with 34% reporting. It's not quite as close in Virginia, and has moved towards the Republicans, but still close. Republicans had small leads in GA-08 and GA-12 (both currently held by Dems) in early returns.
7:19pm
Finally some really movement in counting for KY-3; unfortunately, it seems to show that Northup is done (down 7,000 with 97.2% reporting). Again, not sure when they count absentee ballots, though. On the bright side, KY-2 and KY-4 are looking like keepers for the Republicans. Sodrel still down with 57% in in IN-9 and Chocola is down 4 with 54% in (but see previous item on that). PA-10 and NC-11 are looking lost with about 20% counted (but I predicted as much, so not very worried). Most of the other House races are still too close or not enough counted.
Senate races called for Lieberman in Connecticut and Menendez (the Dem) in New Jersey. No surprises. Corker up 7 in Tennesse with 20% counted. Things are tightening in Virginia, but Allen is still up at the moment.
7:33pm
A moment of shock when I saw a CNN headline saying "CNN projects Democratic win in Rhode Island, beating incumbent Lincoln Chafee, giving the Democrats three of the six pickups they need to take control of the Senate." You see, the banner was wider than my browser window, and the "three of" part was cut off. Makes more sense now.
I have to be headed for work; not sure that I can post from there, but I might keep a running log and post that. Or not.
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