Despite the fact that Gov. Chris Gregoire declared victory, and regardless of what the networks say, GOP gubernatorial candidate Dino Rossi says the race ain't over yet.Rossi spokeswoman Jill Strait issued a statement looking toward tomorrow's counts“At this hour, fewer than 50 percent of ballots…
King County has reported some ballots, and they are almost 2-to-1 for Chris Gregoire.So she's up by about 2 percent right now.Nothing from Pierce County yet. Stay tuned, it could be a long night.
With John McCain's concession speech, the presidential election watch is essentially over for us. Feel free to keep up on the Electoral College count on the Web sites posted earlier on the blog.We'll be tracking the governor's race from here on out.Chris Gregoire currently leads,…
Spokane County Democrats are overflowing from their election night results watch party.They were expecting about 500 at the Inn at the Park. They have about 1,000. So if you don't like crowds, be warned. There's a big one forming there.
To recap, here are the states "called" for one candidate or another at this pointMcCainAlabamaArkansasGeorgiaKansasLouisianaNorth DakotaOklahomaTexasWyomingObamaConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaIllinoisMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaNew JerseyNew HampshireNew MexicoNew YorkOhioPennsylvaniaRhode IslandObama 200McCain 128
The Associated Press has called Alabama and Arkansas for McCain.
The Associated Press and most networks have called Pennsylvania and New Hampshire for Obama.Electoral College countObama 101McCain 69
CNN's Web site has an interactive map which will break down a state by county and show you how they vote on the red-blue scale.Click here to check it out.
There are lines to vote at the poll sites in the two counties where Washington still has poll site voting.There's a two-hour wait at some polling stations in Pierce County, the Secretary of State's office reports. King County also has long lines.The memo also says…
Polls will close soon in six states, and the vote-counting and projecting will begin.Those states areIndianaGeorgiaKentuckySouth CarolinaVermontVirginiaWe'll blog the results as we get them. Stick with Spin Control and the other Spokesman-Review blogs as we await the first results from Washington and Idaho.Spokane County will…
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