With 14,626 of the 24,000 ballots left to count today, Democrat Mark Begich now has a 2,374 vote lead over Republican Ted Stevens. The remaining results are expected to be counted by the end of the day, but Stevens would need to win the remaining votes by more than a 65-35 margin, and so far the early, absentee and provisional ballots (which are the votes that are still being counted) have heavily favored Begich.
Begich currently has a 0.77% lead over Stevens, and the only way a recount funded by the state can occur is if the margin is within 0.5%. Stevens might pay the $15,000 needed to pay for a privately funded recount. And that is chump change for Stevens.
But that's just going to be one last desperate attempt to prolong the process and salvage his long-held seat.
Nevertheless, barring a miracle, Mark Begich will be the next U.S. Senator from the weird state of Alaska.
Update (9:38 PM): Begich now leads Stevens by 3,724 votes.
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