“Begich would have to get 14,000 out of 20,000 votes to overtake an 8,000 vote “
Are you a product of common core math?
I'll explain it to you.
The Republican has an 8,000 vote lead.
The democrat if he gets 14,000 more votes out of the 20,000 uncounted votes ,the Republican gets the remaining 6,000 votes added on to his 8,000 vote lead = 14,000 votes .
That would have them dead even.
Begich has a tough row to hoe here, as picking up enough votes to be competitive would mean getting 70% of the uncounted 20,000 votes. -tom