Live 2008 Non-presidential election thread

[DaveW]

All the new Minnesota results seem to be going Coleman's way. He leads 43-41 with 63% in.

Oregon close too. Merkley 48-47 with 40% in.

Chambliss well ahead of Martin in Georgia. But he needs to clear 50% to avoid a run-off. He currently leads 52-44 with 95% in. I suspect he's home. That means the GOP has 41 Senate seats. Minimum.

 

[DaveW]

Democratic Governor of Washington Christine Gregoire has been re-elected.

Oregon and Minnesota Senate races still close. But I think MN is slipping away.

 

[DaveW]

I note Obama's margin in Minnesota is "only" 53-46. So perhaps there are still some more Dem-leaning precincts to come in?

I'll cling to that.

Nothing reported for Alaska yet.

 

[Contra Mundum]

A special Shout Out (Wink) to Karl Rove: "Stick the hubris of the permanent Republican Majority up your lilly white fat arse"

 

[mushda]

Big Bad John seems to have gotten his six years mo'.

Haha, lets see if he 'makes the lesser states squirm'.

Glad to see Dole lose her seat too as well, what a joke of an ad.

 

[DaveW]

Minnesota has tightened again. Coleman holds a narrow lead with 84% in.

Oregon is even closer. Merkley holds a very slender lead with 42% in.

In Alaska, Stevens is leading 49-46 with 37% in. But surely he couldn't win?

 

[Contra Mundum]

Minnesota has tightened again. Coleman holds a narrow lead with 84% in.

Oregon is even closer. Merkley holds a very slender lead with 42% in.

In Alaska, Stevens is leading 49-46 with 37% in. But surely he couldn't win?

Stevens will win. It reminds me of the way the old BLS loved Normie Gallagher even after they found out that he had a holiday house build by materials given to him by the bosses - they used to say "who gives a s**t he's still one of us!"

 

[Dont be a lemon]

Surely that ****head Stevens cant be reelected What drugs are Alaskans on!

 

[DaveW]

CNN doesn't have any county-by-county breakdown for Alaska!

Begich is mayor of Anchorage. What I want to know is whether the Anchorage vote is part of the current returns.

 

[DaveW]

Coleman (Incumbent) 1,048,956 42%
Franken 1,048,784 42%
Barkley 379,485 15%
89% precincts reporting

Merkley 415,170 47%
Smith (Incumbent) 411,738 47%
43% precincts reporting

Tight as.

 

[DaveW]

Urgh. Michelle Bachmann was re-elected.

 

[DaveW]

Why we want Al Franken in the Senate:

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[Dont be a lemon]

I wish SBS would show us the live CNN feed not just repeats of stuff hours ago

 

[camsmith]

Coleman (Incumbent) 1,048,956 42%
Franken 1,048,784 42%
Barkley 379,485 15%
89% precincts reporting

Merkley 415,170 47%
Smith (Incumbent) 411,738 47%
43% precincts reporting

Tight as.

Thanks... very close.

Looks like the 3rd party candidate is picking up some GOP votes..

 

[DaveW]

Did a quick perusal of county by county breakdown for Minnesota.

There are some Coleman leaning counties still to fully report and some Franken leaning counties still to fully report.

But the largest is Hennepin County - the city of Minnesota - which is only 87% reporting where Franken leads by 51-36 (About 85,000 votes). So assuming the rest of the results come in in the same proportion, that's certainly a well Franken can continue to tap.

I'd rate him the prohibitive favourite. But I don't say that with a lot of confidence.

 

[camsmith]

I wish SBS would show us the live CNN feed not just repeats of stuff hours ago

Isn't there some online live feed?

Get pay-tv

 

[stuart27]

Coleman (Incumbent) 1,048,956 42%
Franken 1,048,784 42%
Barkley 379,485 15%
89% precincts reporting

Merkley 415,170 47%
Smith (Incumbent) 411,738 47%
43% precincts reporting

Tight as.

Is MN a state where there's a Senate runoff if neither candidate reaches 50%? I heard that scenario for different states on CNN over the day and wasn't sure if it was applicable for all states or just some.

Could make things harder for Franken if he had to face a run-off.

 

[DaveW]

Thanks... very close.

Looks like the 3rd party candidate is picking up some GOP votes..

Looks like a wash according to the exits.

http://edition.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/results/polls/#MNS01p1

Franken/Coleman/Barkley

Democrat - 80/8/12
Republican - 5/85/10
Independent - 38/33/27

 

[DaveW]

Is MN a state where there's a Senate runoff if neither candidate reaches 50%? I heard that scenario for different states on CNN over the day and wasn't sure if it was applicable for all states or just some.

Could make things harder for Franken if he had to face a run-off.

No. You're thinking of Georgia. Which I'd actually forgotten about...

Chambliss is now down to 50% (to Martin's 46%) with 98% in.

Very interesting indeed.

 

[Dont be a lemon]

Isn't there some online live feed?

I clicked on it but isn't available in Australia

 

[Freo Big Fella]

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/results/ballot.measures/

Some interesting reading there. Medicinal Marijuana and Stem Cell research through in Michigan, Doctor Assisted Suicide in Washington.

Plenty of gay marriage bans as well though, guess you can't win em all.

 

[mushda]

Was hoping California at least would vote no on the ban, not looking good so far.

6% deficit with 49% counted.

 

[stuart27]

Franken ahead by a ridiculously small margin with 96% reporting:

Franken: 1,151,156 - 42%
Coleman: 1,150,091 - 42%
Barkley: 416,339 - 15%

 

[Dixie Flatline]

Ban on Gay Marriage affirmed in Arizona. Arizona Proposition 202 (Hiring Illegal Immigrants) rejected.

Ban on Gay Couples affirmed in Arkansas.

California Proposition 8 (Ban on Gay Marriage): 52% say 'yes', 48% say 'no' with 82% counted. California Proposition 4 (Abortion Limits): 53% say 'no', 47% say 'yes' with 81% counted.

Colorado has rejected Amendment 48 (Human Life from Moment of Conception) with 73% voting 'no' to 27% 'yes' on 84% counted. Colorado Amendment 46 (End Affirmative Action) split 50/50 with 84% counted.

Florida Amendment 2 (Ban on Gay Marriage) upheld 62/38 with 99% reported.

Maryland Question 2 (Allow Video Lottery) upheld 59/41 with 96% reported.

Massachusetts Question 1 (Repeal State Income Tax) rejected 70/30 with 94% reported. Michigan Proposition 1 (Allow Medical Marijuana) upheld 63/37 with 98% reported.

Michigan Proposition 2 (Allow Stem Cell Research) upheld 53/47 with 98% reported.

Nebraska Initiative 424 (End Affirmative Action) upheld 58/42 with 99% reported.

South Dakota Initiative 11 (Abortion Limits) rejected 55/45 with 100% reported. That would have the effect of restricting abortion to all but the most extreme of cases.

Washington Initiative 1000 (Allow Doctor-Assisted Suicide) upheld 59/41 with 51% reporting.

 

[midorigreenwood]

Pretty amazing about Prop 8 in California....

if they can't get it right there, what hope for the rest of America?

One step forward for Race relations, two steps back for Gay rights