The
longest-serving Republican in the history of the Senate, Ted
Stevens of Alaska, has lost his seat in a recount that
ended Tuesday with his opponent, Anchorage mayor Mark
Begich, receiving 3,724 more votes than Stevens,
reports the Associated Press. Begich's win brings the Senate
Democrats to 58 members in the 100-person chamber, just two
seats shy of the 60 it takes to block filibusters in
the Senate.
The
longest-serving Republican in the history of the Senate, Ted
Stevens of Alaska, has lost his seat in a recount that
ended Tuesday with his opponent, Anchorage mayor Mark
Begich, receiving 3,724 more votes than Stevens,
reports the Associated Press.
Begich's win
brings the Senate Democrats to 58 members in the 100-person
chamber, just two seats shy of the 60 it takes to block
filibusters in the Senate.
About 2,500
overseas ballots remain uncounted, less than the tally
differential between the two candidates. Stevens did not
concede the race Tuesday night, and he can request a
recount if he posts the $15,000 to pay for it.
Stevens, who
turned 85 Tuesday, was convicted of federal corruption
charges last month for not reporting more than $250,000 he
received in gifts and home renovations from an oil
field services company. (The Advocate)
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