Posted on 11/05/2008 5:48:10 AM PST by Chet 99
WASHINGTON — With the majority of votes from Democratic strongholds in Multnomah and Lane counties yet to be counted, incumbent U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith held a less than 1 percentage point lead over Democrat Jeff Merkley, as of 3 a.m. today.
Both candidates said the contest was too close to call and urged their supporters to check back later this morning.
Smith led Merkley 47.25 percent to 46.92 percent, according to vote totals from the state elections division. About 43 percent of votes statewide had been reported late Tuesday evening, but just 27 percent of votes in Multnomah County and 21 percent of votes in Lane County had been reported.
The results reflected a ferocious campaign between Smith and Merkley, which included unprecedented spending on television advertising and millions chipped in by out-of-state interest groups for both candidates.
(Excerpt) Read more at bendbulletin.com ...
Smith 474,398 , Merkley 469,920
Smith probably gets buried in the liberal counties that will report last.
It looks as though 100% have reported and he has won.
OK, I’m an idiot. Where do you find the election results on that page? I looked at it last night with no luck either.
hahaha! Missed that giant yellow band that says “Click here for election results”!
Wow. I guess I can’t do those late nights like I used to! ;-)
Looks like Multnomah County (home of Portland) is at 100% reporting; Lane County (yikes) appears to be the final hurdle.
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