[CedarDave]

Click on the link for updated numbers.

Ballot counting for the Mat-Su elections office was to start at 10 a.m. (Sarah's area IIRC) and Fairbanks was to start counting at 1 p.m. Alaska time.

[jveritas]

It is highly unlikely for a recount and absentee ballots to change the results of any elections if the initial count was over 1000 votes difference. This apply to almost any elections and not just this particular Senate primaries in Alaska.

Joe Miller is going to win this primaries by no less than 800 votes.

[bray]

Miller will win.

[Onelifetogive]

(Miller loses 343 votes)

I'm not sure that's how absentee ballots work...

[FairWitness]

New data from adn.com:

Joe Miller's lead over Lisa Murkowski just grew slighly with absentee and questioned ballots from the Mat-Su.

Miller now leads Mukowski by 1,460 votes.

The Division of Elections reported counting 2,895 votes from Legislative Districts 13 through 16 in the Mat-Su.

[jla]

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[mrsmith]

Those Mat-su results stink. He clobbered her there in the election.

[DefeatCorruption]

Is this gonna be another Al Franken or whatever the hell his name is.

[onyx]

SARAH PALIN PING LIST "ping" PLUS INTERESTED OTHERS

LIVE THREAD - BALLOT COUNT UNDERWAY IN ALASKA

[Tribune7]

How many total Pub ballots finally came in?

[CedarDave]

Now a live thread. Thanks guys and/or gals!

[Raycpa]

810 more votes counted for a 166 loss for Miller.

[NYRepublican72]

Next batch of votes are counted, lead dwindles slightly.

Miller, Joe REP 49888 50.66%
Murkowski, Lisa REP 48594 49.34%

Miller ahead by 1,294 votes.

[GVnana]

I presume those absentee ballots were cast before the very end of the campaign, so I hope Miller’s lead holds out.

[Theodore R.]

“Narrowing” is the word. I have little doubt that the “narrowing” will shortly remove Mr. Miller from the nomination for which he worked so hard. People in AK really do like government programs, as Ted Stevens fully understood.

[Evil Slayer]

save for later

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks onyx. Additional:

• First update cuts Miller lead over Murkowski to 1,325

[Nateman]

I did the math on the 810 count . It’s 60% Lisa (488 for Lisa ,322 for Joe)

[chooseascreennamepat]

Why aren’t they going to continue counting tomorrow instead of Friday and Sept. 8?. Are they purposely contorting the situation?

[Kaosinla]

Miller, Joe REP 50241 50.65%
Murkowski, Lisa REP 48949 49.35%

Miller up by 1292

[WWRD]

Murkowski RUMORED to be ready to concede:

http://biggovernment.com/publius/2010/08/31/joe-miller-set-to-win-alaska-senate-primary/