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From Sean Cockerham at the Alaska Division of Elections office in Anchorage —
Update, 5:09 p.m.:
It’s looking bad for Lisa Murkowski. The latest count of absentees increased Miller’s lead to 1,469 votes. Fairbanks probably helped Miller, although the votes were also from Southeast Alaska and the Kenai Peninsula.
The Murkowski campaign was really counting on a big boost from Southeast, which didn’t happen.
The latest batch was a count of 2,760 votes. It brings the total counted today to about 15,700 votes. Still awaiting some more Kenai absentee votes.
Word. She would have to get like 65% of the remaining votes. ain't gonna happen.
15,678 ballots counted today.
That’s over half.