Posted on 11/04/2008 9:49:28 PM PST by DrHannibalLecter
Republican NORM COLEMAN 1104599 42.23
Democratic-Farmer-Labor AL FRANKEN 1089815 41.66
Precincts Reporting: 92.35% (3814 of 4130)
That update included St. Louis (57.07% reported), Cass (56.94% reported) and Traverse (70% reported). [1st one is dem turf, 2 & 3 are pubby turf)
Republican NORM COLEMAN 1112508 42.25
Democratic-Farmer-Labor AL FRANKEN 1095947 41.62
Precincts Reporting: 93.03% (3842 of 4130)
16,500 at 93% — when does Coleman get in the clear?
That’s a great question — I wish I could see a map of the specific precincts reporting in Hennepin and St. Louis. I have to start thinking that even if he has strongholds left, we have enough of Stearns, Benton, Cass, and Traverse to offset them with this small lead.
Oh this is exciting. We’re almost home on this one.
Hennepin county is at 77.8% voter turnout with 56 precincts to report — that tells me the remaining precincts are not densely populated, which is a great thing for Norm.
Traverse shows 100 percent counted, Norm up by 19. Looks like Hennepin is pretty close to all in, that’s encouraging.
Republican NORM COLEMAN 1124379 42.15
Democratic-Farmer-Labor AL FRANKEN 1113859 41.75
Precincts Reporting: 93.61% (3866 of 4130)
Hennepin county is at 77.8% voter turnout with 56 precincts to report
Fox reported a while ago that the Franken supporting areas had mostly come in. The race was still too close to call, but they thought that Coleman would probably win. It looks like that is happening.
That update was heavy Stearns (good pubby turf) and a chunk of Hennepin (40 precincts left to report). Stearns is almost done. Sec. of State website shows Traverse still at 75% reported, but there aren’t that many votes there anyway. Benton hasn’t moved for a while - that is a Norm stronghold. I’m carefully optimistic... St. Louis is the question mark at this point.
Well - we have one silver lining out of California - prop 8 (marriage amendment) is extending its lead as more precincts roll in - 41% in and Prop 8 leads by 336,000 votes.
12,000 at 94%
Republican NORM COLEMAN 1128886 42.17
Democratic-Farmer-Labor AL FRANKEN 1117043 41.73
Precincts Reporting: 94.04% (3884 of 4130)
The tradition the last few elections out here has been that Alameda and Los Angeles counties are slow to report, so conservative measures have an early lead that disappears around dawn. I’d have looked up who reported so far, but Debra Bowan’s now running the SOS office, so the website, which has worked perfectly for over a decade, is fouled up tonight. I’m sure Debra’ll be around in the morning to tell us all it’s not her fault, though.
Republican NORM COLEMAN 1129423 42.17
Democratic-Farmer-Labor AL FRANKEN 1117912 41.74
Precincts Reporting: 94.26% (3893 of 4130)
The NY Times has called Prop 8 as “passed”
7% difference right now and keeps climbing - vote difference is currently 370,000 in favor of Prop 8.
Hennepin County is at 82.1% voter turnout... there can’t be much left there.
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