Rhode Island election results link here

[Bluebear]

http://www.electionri.com/Results/TopTicket.htm

[Greeby]

1. Go Carl!

:patriot:

[Bluebear]

3. Go Stephen!

If Chaffee loses the GOP says they are conceding RI senate seat :)

[Tellurian]

8. Well, alrighty then...but I doubt he will...

results available here at 10pm.

[BlueManDude]

2. go laffey!!

[Rene]

14. laffee's for bush's permanent tax cuts for the wealthy. Keep chaffee.

[BlueManDude]

16. why not elect a democrat? a laffey win means a dem pickup.

[TlalocW]

4. How long until results start coming in?

eom

TlalocW

[usregimechange]

6. Guessing 8 cen time?

[Tellurian]

9. Results at 10pm est..n/t

[usregimechange]

11. I don't want to wait that long.

[Tellurian]

12. You have time to order a pizza..

I like mine w/peppers, onions, sausage, tomato and xtra mozzarella..

[usregimechange]

5. It is tied! What a close race!

Candidate Party Polling Place Mail Ballots Total Votes
Lincoln D. CHAFEE Republican - 0.00%
Stephen P. LAFFEY Republican - 0.00%

[TlalocW]

7. At 0% for both, right?

:)

TlalocW

[Tiggeroshii]

10. lol n/t

[welshTerrier2]

13. here's a website with some early returns ..

Channel 12 out of Providence is reporting that with about 27% of the votes counted, Chafee leads Laffey with 54% of the vote ...

The actual vote counts were: Chafee - 10,033, Laffey - 8577 ...

here's a link to their website: http://wpri.conversent.net/election.html

[Tellurian]

15. Yup, got it!

The mayors race in our town is a hotly contested race.

My phone's been ringing off the hook!

Sheldon got 83% of the vote..

Looks like Chafee is going to win by a hair...of course theres absentees
and no doubt Laffey will ask for a recount.

Langevin, looks like a win. too bad on that..

I'll re edit and post more as resuts are solid.

I have it live here..

They are still holding out on Langevin w/56% reporting..

Chafee pulling away from Laffey..

[MallRat]

17. Chaffee 53, Laffey 47... 346/515 precincts in.

Don't know where the votes are coming from, though.

Mydd.com reports terrible turnout in RI... unfortunately, that's good news for Chafee.

[BlueManDude]

18. wasn't laffey way ahead in the polls?

unfortunately it looks like chaffee will win the primary and probably be re-elected in nov.

[Tellurian]

22. Whitehouse came out strong earlier

in the evening...bashing the Republican agenda and making it clear, in plain talk,
every Republican has got to be replaced this November and take our country back!

[Awsi Dooger]

21. The turnout for the GOP side is very high

Our primary has the terrible turnout. Not a great sign for November. This Rhode Island senate race was basically the only statewide GOP test in a primary and they got huge numbers. We need to start emulating their neighbor to neighbor GOTV scheme, instead of calls or direct mail.

This result really diminishes our chances at retaking the senate. I know Whitehouse can still win, but make no mistake he is the underdog against an incumbent. The polls will move in Chafee's favor, by at least a few points.

I have two sharp friends who told me Chafee was a cinch in the primary a month or more ago. I know I mentioned that on DU. I hate it when they are right in this case, but they damn sure help to balance things out. When I'm posting on liberal blogs it's easy to get caught up in the hoopla that everything will break our way.

[Tellurian]

24. Chafee is suprised he won, himself!

I know how hard the Democrats will work in this state to ensure a win
for Whitehouse. It's going to be the Fight of the Century here in R.I.

[usregimechange]

19. Chafee by 3,436 votes.

[usregimechange]

28. Chafee by 4,109

[usregimechange]

30. Chafee by 4,461... 492 of 515 Precincts Reporting

[Tellurian]

20. Sheldon Whitehouse is the big winner for us here..

Now if someone can give Langevin a tune up..

I'm calling Patty tomorrow-

Geebus, Today @ noon, Langevin spewing GOP talking points.

[welshTerrier2]

23. Chafee won the primary; Laffey just conceded!!

too bad ... we would have had a much easier time against Laffey ...

[usregimechange]

26. 471 of 515 Precincts Reporting Is that a little early?

[Tellurian]

29. Laffey conceded..

and we're a tiny state.

[usregimechange]

31. What are polls showing in a general election between chaf and white?

[welshTerrier2]

32. all very close

a RI TV station did a poll (i think today) that had Chafee over Whitehouse by 43-42 ... I've seen other polls that had Whitehouse ahead by a few points ...

all that's out the window now ... it's a dead heat ...

[Tellurian]

33. Not much yet, it will be a Battle of the Titans

Thats why I mentioned hoping Chafe's Victory speech gets published.
Everything he said in his speech is Demo values all the way!

Whitehouse being a former prosecutor, will find it unrewarding to attack Chafee personally.

[usregimechange]

35. And DU can pull some of his conservative votes out for the public

[demdiva]

34. agreed

[Tellurian]

25. I hope they publish a transcript of his victory speech

Chafee's values sure don't reflect Bush's WH..

[MoonRiver]

27. What difference does that make?

If he wins in November it helps the Pukes retain control. He should switch parties for the good of the country.