In a stunning comeback, U.S. Senate candidate Mark Begich has snatched reelection away from incumbent Ted Stevens by a margin of 3724 votes after Stevens led the vote count immediately after election day. The state recently completed counting absentee, questioned, and early ballots which heavily favored Begich... Enough so to bring an end to the longest republican senate career in history. The 2008 General Election has produced another historic result.
After 40 years as one of Alaska's U.S. senators, Stevens found himself in the middle of a criminal corruption investigation and trial. Days before the Nov. 4th election a jury found Stevens guilty on all 7 counts, nevertheless, he emerged on election day winning by a slim margin. It wasn't until after the absentee and early voter ballots had been counted (ironically most of them cast before Stevens conviction) that Stevens lost the race to Begich who currently serves as Mayor of Anchorage, Alaska's largest city.
Early and Absentee voting also answers the question of why voter turnout was so low on Nov. 4th. In the midst of record-breaking turnout nationwide, fewer Alaskans showed up to vote on Nov 4th than did so for the 2004 election. Once the Early and Absentee ballots had been counted, Alaska-like many other states-broke all previous records for voter turnout. making this a truly historic election all around.
After 40 years as one of Alaska's U.S. senators, Stevens found himself in the middle of a criminal corruption investigation and trial. Days before the Nov. 4th election a jury found Stevens guilty on all 7 counts, nevertheless, he emerged on election day winning by a slim margin. It wasn't until after the absentee and early voter ballots had been counted (ironically most of them cast before Stevens conviction) that Stevens lost the race to Begich who currently serves as Mayor of Anchorage, Alaska's largest city.
Early and Absentee voting also answers the question of why voter turnout was so low on Nov. 4th. In the midst of record-breaking turnout nationwide, fewer Alaskans showed up to vote on Nov 4th than did so for the 2004 election. Once the Early and Absentee ballots had been counted, Alaska-like many other states-broke all previous records for voter turnout. making this a truly historic election all around.
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