AK-SEN RESULTS: "Write in votes" 39%, Miller 34%, McAdams 25%

[jefferson_dem]

...with 28% in.

http://elect.alaska.net/data/results.htm

[Drunken Irishman]

1. It was too much to hope that McAdams could come in second.

[grantcart]

2. This is going to end up in the courts

could take months

[Clio the Leo]

3. Oh yeah! we've got that one too

... guess I need to calm down now and pay attention. lol

[Clio the Leo]

4. And WHAT is the winning number?

Does it have to be 51% Or 34%? Or what?

[FBaggins]

5. One more than the next candidate.

n/t

[Clio the Leo]

7. well alrighty then ...

... come on Scott!!!

[FBaggins]

9. Scott never really had a chance.

But there's a chance that the tea party comes out with more egg on their face than they anticipated.

I'll take whatever wins I can get at this point.

[Clio the Leo]

12. yep nt

[jefferson_dem]

6. First past the post wins.

No run-offs in Alaska, I don't think.

[Clio the Leo]

8. I'd really prefer a dog sled race to be honest. nt

[angee_is_mad]

10. what did they write in?

didn't miss sarah tell her groupies to jam the write in ballots?

[Nite Owl]

11. Isn't there more than one

write in candidate? Much as I don't like Murkowski, Miller would be a disaster.

[Clio the Leo]

13. There's 200

... I think my cat is one of them (and we dont live in Alaska.)

[Jennicut]

14. I just want Miller to lose.

Murkowski and Palin can then get back to infighting and make the race even closer for a Dem next time.

[GSLevel9]

15. doesn't matter... she'll caucus with the Pubs. nt

[Greg K]

16. It makes Sarah mad. Anything that makes Sarah mad isn't all bad. nt

[Clio the Leo]

17. And if "write in" wins, then they have to manually go back and COUNT those write ins right?

..... yeah, this will go on for weeks ..... months .... soemthing.

[Jennicut]

18. Forever, Clio. This does not happen too often.

It will be interesting at the very least.

[Clio the Leo]

19. But they NEED her to repeal Obamacare!!!!

Cant Justice Roberts give them a waver or something! :)

(I start speaking irrationally after 2am)

[Clio the Leo]

20. 51% in: Write In 39, Miller 34, McAdams 24 (corrected)

[Ter]

21. That doesn't make sense

That adds up to 125%!

[Clio the Leo]

22. lol not it doesn't....

I was looking at the "thousands" number thinking it was percentages ... it's getting late!

[Ter]

23. I figured it out!

When you wrote that, it was 50,000 votes for write-in, 44,000 for Miller, and 31,000 for McAdams. It's late. :)

Edit, lol see you just edited it and figured it out! :D

[Drunken Irishman]

24. My guess is that Miller wins.

When all the write in votes are counted, he'll have topped whoever receives the most write in votes. The fact it's only a five point difference bodes well for him because I doubt all 39% of those people voted for Lisa Murk8r7e3rref34ski.

[Ter]

25. Does it have to be spelled right to count for her?

If they spell it with a "y" at the end of her name instead of an "i", does it count? Second question: Should it count?

[Greg K]

27. It's been reported that it counts as long as they can determine voter intent.

[Ter]

28. I bet it will go all the way to the SC

Should be fun to watch.

[gkhouston]

29. It was decided before election day that if the voter intent was clear, it would count.

Even "Lisa M" counts. Since they decided it before Election Day and not after they started opening ballots, I think it's a reasonable standard. (If there were another Lisa M in the race, it would be a different story. ;-))

[gkhouston]

30. I'm betting almost all of them have, since she's the incumbent. n/t

[jefferson_dem]

26. "Write in" now up 41 / 34.

Will be interesting to watch this all play out. Teabaggers will surely scream like holy hell about some kind of conspriracies...