Murray Wins!

[Kennah]

http://vote.wa.gov/Elections/WEI/Results.aspx?RaceTypeCode=O&JurisdictionTypeID=1&ElectionID=37&ViewMode=Results

It's a squeaker, but the WA Secretary of State has Murray 50.49% (722,396 votes), Rossi 49.51% (708,391).

I would wager there will be a recount.

[uppityperson]

1. Patience grasshopper. It hasn't been called yet. Wait until the votes are counted.

Knowing the weasel, I agree there will be a recount.

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/archives/227064.asp
"No one knows how many ballots are left to count, since large volumes are in the mail and final return rate isn't knowable," Dave Ammons, spokesman for Secretary of State Sam Reed, said in an e-mail to seattlepi.com. "Both sides have legitimate theories for a path to victory, but it's far too close to see how the offsetting trends play out. In my view, this is one of those classic too-close-to-call races. We need to let the vote tally continue."

Exact numbers are tricky to come by, but we'll take a stab. Prior to the election, the secretary of state estimated that about 60 percent of the total vote would be tallied Nov. 2. That would leave about 572,000 ballots remaining. King County officials say there could be about 350,000 votes still to count from the state's largest county, which Murray was winning by more than a 60 percent margin.

Where can Rossi pick up votes? Places like Spokane and Clark County, which were favoring the Republican. In Spokane, there are about 100,000 ballots left to count, officials estimate. Rossi was winning 56 percent of the votes there. There also appeared to be about 100,000 votes left to county in Clark County, where Rossi was winning 54 percent of the vote.

The next big ballot drop is Wednesday afternoon. As it stands now, Ammons is right. This is indeed, 'too close to call.'

[Kennah]

2. Sorry ...

... I'm desperately trying to turn frowns upside down.

[uppityperson]

3. No problem, I am also. 1 of my biggest politcal pet peeves is early calling

I'd rather counts be accurate than rapid. It is difficult waiting and am looking for something positive also. At least L&I insurance won't go into private hands.

sigh

[uppityperson]

4. the weasel just conceeded. Let theparty begin!

[Jade Fox]

5. The Rossi faithful, who've been holding on since 2004.....

are sad, sad puppies tonight!

Seems like all the money in the world cannot buy Dino Rossi an election. :)

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

6. I look at it this way.

Karl Rove's, the U.S. C of C's and the Koch Brother's money at least helped stimulate the local media's bottom line.

[tavalon]

7. It will be so nice when Rossi slithers back under his rock

but as per usual, he won't go without a figt because he's a slime and no dignity. I expect this to be long, protracted and slimy as per Rossi playbook.