But, these are preliminary results, and, as Alaska is the last state in the country to begin to count absentee ballots, the outcome of close races won’t be known for at least a week after Election Day.
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Absentee and early voting opens for general election
Some people are already lining up to cast their votes.
All tied up
The race for House District 34 is all tied up. Haines Republican Representative Bill Thomas and Sitka Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins now have 4,054 votes each. State Division of Elections Director Gail Fenumiai said two question ballots from Port Alexander were counted Friday morning. Both went to Kreiss-Tomkins. He was trailing Thomas by two votes after…
Four Days Later, Florida Declares For Obama
Florida officials said the president had 50 percent of the vote to Romney’s 49.1 percent. His win of the state’s 29 electoral votes gives Obama a total of 332 electoral votes to Mitt Romney’s 206.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
In Iowa, The Physics Of Politics
Both campaigns want to claim momentum heading into the final days of the campaign. This is especially true in battleground states like Iowa, where enthusiasm and voter turnout can make all the difference. Momentum is a common political metaphor, but what does it really tell us?» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
CBJ opens absentee voting for municipal election
The Juneau municipal election is still two weeks away, but voters can now cast absentee ballots at two polling places in town.