Something tells me this is just a FoxNews "call," not an official result. Nor has Begich conceded nor has Sullivan claimed victory yet.
From what I understand, Alaska will not have all the votes counted officially until the day after Thanksgiving.
Speaking of the Alaska races and vote count, yesterday there was an article posted on FR with an accompanying photo of two elderly women in Alaska examining a paper ballot. The blurb under the photo said that the ballot was not recorded with an optical scanning device, so the two women were trying to detect if there were any stray marks on the ballot to explain why the scanner failed. Yes, it has to remind us of Florida 2000 and Minnesota 2006 - hanging chads, undervotes, overvotes, etc., etc.
Should be "Minnesota 2008."
AP and NBC also called it for Sullivan. Begich hasn’t conceded, but disinterested people that have looked at the race have concluded that there aren’t enough votes remaining for Begich possibly to catch up.
It’s pretty much official — I believe I heard tha tBegich conceded.
Thanks for the ping!