District 8 may go to Dem... It's NOT over yet!!!!

[Rainscents]

This is one everyone is watching!!! Looks like Dem is up now!!!! She was losing last night...
http://vote.wa.gov/elections/general/TurnoutByCounty.aspx?c=KI

[RobertSeattle]

1. There are LOTS more votes to count

121,189 votes so far. In 2004 there were 336,499 votes in this district. Now it's a bit of an apple and oragne since that was a Presidential year, but I can't people less than half as much voted this time around.

2004:
Dave Ross(D) 157,148 46.7009%
Dave Reichert(R) 173,298 51.5003%
Spencer Garrett(L) 6,053 1.7988%
Totals: 336,499

2006 (as of now)
Darcy Burner Democrat 59,268 48.9054%
Dave Reichert Republican 61,921 51.0946%
Totals 121,189 100%

[Sanity Claws]

2. Almost all of the precincts have reported

So are all the missing votes absentee votes? Something looks odd.

[RobertSeattle]

3. I was thinking absentee as well

It can be so confusing - and obviously mailed absentee votes will be trickling in over the next several days.

[V. Kid]

4. Right now it's....

Darcy Burner Democrat 48118 50.3405%
Dave Reichert Republican 47467 49.6595%

Does anyone know how many precincts that is?

[flamingyouth]

5. Wait - that's not the actual election result

That's just the returns for King County. She's still trailing in total votes, unfortunately. Damn, I got my hopes up. :(

[V. Kid]

7. yeah i should've noticed that...

...since the numbers were smaller...

[Sanity Claws]

6. go to washington secretary of state site

They give totals and breakdown by county for this race.

[SeattleGirl]

8. On the local news right now,she was still behind 50-49, with 47%

of preincts reporting, so there is still a long way to go.

[flamingyouth]

9. The P-I's analysis is calling it for Reichert....

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/291547_eighth08.html

This seems somewhat premature with less than half the votes counted.

[Raster]

10. Nope. Not over. Per the PI Friday morning, there are still 50,000 absentee

ballot to count in King County. King County, not Pierce. It's going to be close, but I'm thinking all those absentees in King will put her over.

[Jansen]

11. People keep mentioning King County,

but, isn't that where all of the votes for this race would have come from? Or are there other counties in her district?

[Raster]

12. Part of Pierce Country (Tacoma) is also in Eight.

[Rainscents]

13. Wow, this race is still up in the air!

[gordontron]

14. something is wrong here

U. S. Representative District #8
King*, Pierce*
Candidate Party Vote Vote %
Darcy Burner
Democrat 76586 50.3494%
Dave Reichert
Republican 75523 49.6506%

http://vote.wa.gov/elections/general/TurnoutByCounty.aspx?c=KI


but then:

Candidate Party Vote Vote %
Darcy Burner
Democrat 90,188 49.1565%
Dave Reichert
Republican 93,283 50.8435%

http://vote.wa.gov/elections/general/Results.aspx?o=7b7f42a5-3c6e-4bd1-92d5-0e11d5bd6d16


seems like we have two differnet results... strange

[SeattleGirl]

15. That is very odd.

Wonder what's going on there.

[bahrbearian]

16. I'll go with Ralph Reeds count

I sure don't want Rechiert to maintain any power. he would probably start looking for people on the DU that make disparaging remarks about him,, though it could take him awhile to find them.

[Sanity Claws]

18. I think I know the difference

The first site gives the count only for King County. The second site gives the count for the entire district which straddles King and Pierce Counties.
Burner is doing better in King than Reichert. Reichert is doing better in Pierce.

[pscot]

17. I don't believe Reed's office

has anything to do with the counting. I think the county elections offices do that. However the numbers being being kicked around don't seem quite right. With roughly 183,000 votes counted (according to the PI), the campaigns are estimating between 40,000 and 105,000 votes yet to be counted. Add 183,000 votes counted and 105,000 uncounted ballots and you get 289,000. But as an earlier post noted, some 340,000 ballots were cast in 2004.

The numbers on the Secretary of State's webb site indicate a total count of about 158,000 as of last night, with another 188,000 to be counted. Two-thirds of those uncounted ballots are coming from King county. That makes for a total of 346,000, plus another 6000 or so for the Librtarian candidate. That suggests that at this point only about 54% of the ballots have been counted and it's way too early to be conceding a Reichert win.

[Wash. state Desk Jet]

19. Stuffed mail bags- full of votes. overwhelming voter turn out.

Broken zippers, Santa,s nightmare.
Republicans are stopping short of saying there is something of a predatorial nature to it. Congressman Dave maintains that he is victorious.
The votes in the bags should be counted says the replacement to the displaced newley hired man about L.A. in California.Can,t whip the post if it ain,t there I suppose.Bet he,s looking back at it now ,wondering who are they going to place the blame on this time?
Given the intire party has taken the fall! and where oh where is good
old At All cost?, Now a republican political advisor. Yes indeed advance-advance at all cost,man your phone books , find all the invalid votes,indeed dead people ,convicts, illegal a-dresses and cross dresses too!Rossi was robbed! and our boy Dave is on the verge of it. Advance at all cost,so sayeth Chris Vance ,former republican senate majority leader!

And don,t forget to read Rossi,s book because it sure ain,t about death befor dishonor.So sayeth Chris Vance.

We must not have another dissappearing act , so sayeth Chris Vance, Magic Mike MaGavick,s was more than the party can bare!

We must load ourselves onto the troop transport planes and prepare for the big drop on it.We must not get caught snoozing ,because we have already lost enough!Advance-advance at all cost!

Deploy all snooper troopers with their protest signs ,have them fallow around Burner,conced-concede -do not remain conceded(!)This race belongs to the few not the many(!) So sayeth Chris Vance!

The last thing republicans in this state need right now is another too close to call race,what was down in the hole the last time did not benifite the party as planed-so sayeth Chris Vance(!)

You have the right to remain silent but if you do ,we just might be excepting a loss-so sayeth Chris Vance.
Let the sheriff in you all -all you republicans -come out ,come out ,where ever you are(!) So sayeth Chris Vance(!)

Remember Mikee in the commercial (!) He,ll try anything right(!)?
But just don,t wait until it,s too late !
The early bird catches the worm -so it is said-so sayeth Chris Vance!

At All cost!

If it comes down to five will get you ten-we as republicans just might be screwed-so sayeth Chris Vance.
Don,t let the supreme shaft become the thorn of our partys back behind-advance at all cost-so sayeth Chris Vance!

Don,t let the republican party dreams become wet and drenching of disconfort, fore wet dreams do not avail the furits of our labors.Only satisfaction without substance! so sayeth Chris Vance!
Advance at all cost befor our dreams become mere distant ill faded memorys of a never seeming to end hay day that went over a cliff!,Advance-advance at all cost- so sayeth Chris Vance.