Monday, May 27, 2013 | 10:56 p.m.
In partnership with: daytondailynews.com
Hi, (not you?) | Member Center | Sign Out
Find fun things to doin the Dayton, OH area
Posted: 9:58 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010
By Jamie Dupree
It's been ten days since the November elections, but a number of races remain undecided around the country. Most of the action in recent days has been in Alaska, where officials have been counting absentee and write-in votes.
That has prompted a series of legal maneuvers by GOP nominee Joe Miller, who is trying to disqualify as many write-in ballots as possible that might go to Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK).
So far, Murkowski is still winning more than enough votes to keep her in the lead, and analysts think she has a very good shot at becoming the second Senator to ever win election by write-in, the other being Strom Thurmond in 1954.
Meanwhile, there is still action in about a half dozen House races.
Today, officials in Kentucky will do a re-canvass for a number of state races, as well as the race involving Rep. Ben Chandler (D-KY) in KY-6.
Chandler leads by more than 600 votes over Republican challenger Andy Barr.
Votes are still being counted in a number of other races that remain too close to call:
NY-1 Rep. Tim Bishop (D-NY) remains behind by less than 400 votes, as his GOP opponent is going to go to DC for freshmen orientation - even though the race is still in limbo.
NY-25 Rep Dan Maffei (D-NY) is behind by over 600 votes as absentee ballots come in. Maffei has privately told some on Capitol Hill that he does not expect to win.
IL-8 Rep. Melissa Bean (D-IL) keeps edging closer and closer, but she still trails by over 300 votes, with more absentees still to be tabulated.
TX-27 Rep. Solomon Ortiz (D-TX) is again requesting a recount, after his first petition was rejected by elections officials. He trails by over 800 votes. One interesting note is that if he loses after the recount, Ortiz will have to pay for it.
Meanwhile, Democrats have declared victory in two races in California, CA-11 and CA-20, though neither Republican has conceded defeat as yet.
© 2013 Cox Media Group. By using this website,
you accept the terms of our Visitor Agreement and Privacy Policy, and understand your options regarding Ad Choices
.
Already have an account? Sign In
{* #registrationForm *} {* traditionalRegistration_displayName *} {* traditionalRegistration_emailAddress *} {* traditionalRegistration_password *} {* traditionalRegistration_passwordConfirm *}Already have an account? Sign In
{* #registrationFormBlank *} {* registration_firstName *} {* registration_lastName *} {* traditionalRegistration_displayName *} {* traditionalRegistration_emailAddressBlank *} {* registration_birthday *} {* registration_gender *} {* registration_postalZip *} {* traditionalRegistration_passwordBlank *} {* traditionalRegistration_passwordConfirmBlank *} {* agreeToTerms *}We have sent you a confirmation email. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account.
We look forward to seeing you frequently. Visit us and sign in to update your profile, receive the latest news and keep up to date with mobile alerts.
Don't worry, it happens. We'll send you a link to create a new password.
{* #forgotPasswordForm *} {* forgotPassword_emailAddress *}We have sent you an email with a link to change your password.
We've sent an email with instructions to create a new password. Your existing password has not been changed.
To sign in you must verify your email address. Fill out the form below and we'll send you an email to verify.
{* #resendVerificationForm *} {* resendVerification_emailAddress *}Check your email for a link to verify your email address.


You're Almost Done!
Select a display name and password
{* #socialRegistrationForm *} {* socialRegistration_displayName *} {* socialRegistration_emailAddress *} {* traditionalRegistration_password *} {* traditionalRegistration_passwordConfirm *}Tell us about yourself
{* registration_firstName *} {* registration_lastName *} {* registration_postalZip *} {* registration_birthday *} {* registration_gender *} {* agreeToTerms *}