Thune's lead down to 1600 votes [Update- Down To 135, 3 of 844 Precincts Remaining.]

SOS ^

[ambrose]

http://www.state.sd.us/sos/results/statwide.shtml

U S SENATE (L) EVANS KURT 2974 1 816 844 (D) JOHNSON TIM 160809 49 816 844 (R) THUNE JOHN 162492 50 816 844

[ambrose]

make that 1100 now...

[ambrose]

1400...

[goldstategop]

I guess South Dakotans like socialists to bring home the bacon in Congress. Though you have to wonder how much Timmy Johnson would bring for them with the Democrats in the political wilderness.

[patriciaruth]

Numbers? %precincts counted???

[ambrose]

here:

http://www.state.sd.us/sos/results/statwide.shtml

[ambrose]

What's left are some Indian reservations and Daschle's home county... not good.

[patriciaruth]

Oh, I see the number of precincts counted out of the total.

With the change in numbers, what are the precincts left?

[CityOnAHill]

Make that 1339:

U S SENATE
(L) EVANS KURT 2978
(D) JOHNSON TIM 161176
(R) THUNE JOHN 162515

[ambrose]

the Libertarian may cost the pubbies again.

[patriciaruth]

What's left are some Indian reservations and Daschle's home county... not good.

Holding back, eh? So they know how many they have to add before they send the "numbers" in?

*sigh*

I really hate the SOB's.

[PoisedWoman]

Let's hope Daschle's home county is as sick of him as we are. I don't want to have stayed up all night to watch the GOP lose this state!

[rwfromkansas]

Very bad news........looks like this one is the Dems to keep.

[fooman]

DEm dems BETTER NOT Be DOING MORE FRAUD!

[Wphile]

This was mentioned in this particular race some time ago . The libertarians have to get a clue!

[goldstategop]

I wouldn't make a concession speech just yet. If Thune's lead drops under 1,000 votes there will be a recount and the GOP isn't going to concede the seat without a fight. Its not over yet in SD.

[Congressman Billybob]

These are not useful numbers without also stating the percent of the vote now counted. Last figures on CNN showed Thune with a lead of 2,391, with 95% counted. The remaining 5% amounted to about 10,000 votes.

So at that point, Johnson had to take 62.5% of the remaining votes to come up to a tie. If your last figure of a Thune lead of 1,400 is with, say, 97% of the votes counted, then Johnson would need 61.7% of the remaining votes to tie Thune. He's not going to get that level of support from the remaining precincts.

More information, please, so we don't have to keep checking CNN.

Congressman Billybob

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Click for "to Restore Trust in America"

[CityOnAHill]

The 2 major counties which have unreported precincts are Davison (14 precincts unreported) and Shannon (6 precincts unreported). The precincts which have reported in Davison county show 50-49 in favor of Johnson. The precincts which have reported in Shannon county show 91-9 (yes, that's 91% to 9%) in favor of Johnson. This race is going to get tighter.

[patriciaruth]

27 precincts left to go? They just have to make sure each one has Johnson 100 votes ahead of Thune before they finalize their vote counts now.

They know the drill.

[Arthur Wildfire! March]

The dead voters often get to the polls very late.

[Satadru]

(L) EVANS KURT 3036
(D) JOHNSON TIM 164341
(R) THUNE JOHN 165705

Thune leads by 1364. 831/844 precincts reporting.

[Arthur Wildfire! March]

I thought that the GOP gains in late votes. Working people don't get in during the day as much. Then again, dead voters have special permission to vote after midnight.

[goldstategop]

If they hadn't uncovered the Indian reservations scam a week ago, I feel the Democrats would have gotten Johnson back in without anyone being the wiser. Not tonight.

[ambrose]

they're saving up the Indian reservation vote for last... ugh

[goldstategop]

Uh huh maybe they can manufacture the difference there. Who knows.

[Satadru]

In the MN race,
NORM COLEMAN 876571 50.29
WALTER F. MONDALE 809157 46.42
So, Coleman is leading by 67414. 3885/4106 precincts reporting.

[Jorge]

Very bad news........looks like this one is the Dems to keep.

No! Never. We will not stand for it.

[Satadru]

Coleman up by 70494 with 114 precincts to go.

[CityOnAHill]

Davison county now has all of its precincts reporting. It basically ended up 50-50. With 13 precincts left, 6 are in Shannon county (91-9 in favor of Johnson so far), 3 are in Hamlin county (53-47 in favor of Thune so far), and 2 are in Clark county (55-44 in favor of Johnson so far).

[Satadru]

It doesn't look good. How many votes are in those 13 precincts?

[Carry_Okie]

Remember how Willie Brown kept the speakership in California with a Repulican majority in the Assembly? What do you bet Dashole tries to pull a Willie number with Chafee if the Slave Party takes South Dakota?

[comebacknewt]

Shannon County is enough to put Johnson over the top. IMHO he goes ahead by 500 or so votes.

We'll get a recount for sure, and who knows, maybe a court challenge by the GOP.

[rwfromkansas]

This is extremely nerve-racking.

[goldstategop]

We'll win MN and probably LA next month. It won't matter what happens in SD now. We've got a Senate majority.

[Brandon]

It doesn't look good. How many votes are in those 13 precincts?

We don't know. Could be large. Could be small. Could be pro-GOP. Could be pro-Dem. We're just going to have to wait and see.

[UofORepublican]

Things are looking good in Minnesota.

Unofficial Statistics (% reporting may not reflect all offices)

Precincts Reporting: 94.86% (3895 of 4106)





Statewide Results for U.S. Senator
US SENATOR Totals Pct

Republican NORM COLEMAN 901597 50.34
Democrat WALTER F. MONDALE 830785 46.38
Democrat PAUL WELLSTONE 10309 0.58

[CityOnAHill]

I don't know how many votes are left to be counted, just the number of precincts. I'm getting this info from the Secratary of State WEB site: http://www.state.sd.us/sos/results/allraces.shtml It updates every 5 minutes.

[blondee123]

Definitely should be a recount in SD.

[CityOnAHill]

Thune now up by 1446, 12 precincts to go, including those 6 in Shannon county.

[tjg]

Our guy is ahead. Why don't you wait for the Dem to actually have more votes before you throw in the towel?

Watching election results in real time is a lot more fun if you think positively.

[ambrose]

Thune now up by 1446 votes.

[Carry_Okie]

I'll believe it when I see it. Will I ever be happy to see some decent jurist and a Supreme Court of young Constitutionalists. Three more Scalias, please!

[ambrose]

some of us have a VERY bad feeling about the the Indian counties being saved for last...

[Satadru]

Coleman up by 70182 with 205 precincts remaining.

[Lion Den Dan]

Don't ever concede to a democrat theft. It only encourages the SOBs. Out with Johnson. Out with Daschell. Next election we'll work on North Dakota and shed the country of Dorgan or Conrad, which ever one is up.

I will be retired and moved to the North Country so I can work at their removal full time. Mrs. LDD is eager to dig in those political fields. Look out Dems, more Republicans are coming.

[UofORepublican]

With 95% of Precincts reporting in Minnesota:

Norm Coleman 903617 50.31%
Mondale 833435 46.41%

[UofORepublican]

damn it, you beat me to it:)

[Jim Noble]

Dorgan is running.

[Satadru]

Thune up by 1505 with 11 precincts to go.

[CityOnAHill]

Thune now up by 1505 with 11 precincts left.