Blog: Election 2008
Ramras says focus on 'bullet' line is paying off
Published November 4, 2008, 11:25 p.m.
Rep. Jay Ramras is holding a tight lead over his Democratic challenger, with 52 percent of the vote prior to a count of early ballots and with results from all five precincts in state House District 10—eastern Fairbanks and Fort Wainwright. Read more and add a comment
Zoned out at CNN
Published November 4, 2008, 9:21 p.m.
On Tuesday night, CNN reported that Alaska polls don't close until 9 p.m. because the sparsely populated Aleutian chain is in a different time zone from the rest of the state. Read more and add a comment
Mood joyous, subdued at Election Central
Published November 4, 2008, 9:19 p.m.
The Westmark hotel in Fairbanks is packed with people awaiting returns. Several large projector screens are scrolling forms, but no results have appeared yet. Read more and add a comment
Strong turnout at Golden Towers
Published November 4, 2008, 9:00 p.m.
Voting at the downtown Golden Towers apartments had slowed to a crawl as the evening neared 7:30. But election workers said the day’s total turnout was strong, stronger than past election years that included a presidential race. Read more and add a comment
According to the pollsters:
Published November 4, 2008, 8:38 p.m.
Dittman Research and Communications shared with us their general election forecast for Alaska, embargoed until polls closed at 8 p.m. Read more and add a comment
Voters torn over voting for Ted
Published November 4, 2008, 8:30 p.m.
In interviews at the polling stations, reporter Amanda Bohman is finding that many people had trouble making up their minds about whether to vote for U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, given his recent conviction for failing to report home improvements and gifts. Those who voted for Stevens said they did so in part to try to retain the Republican majority in the U.S. Senate. Read more and add a comment
McCain concedes
Published November 4, 2008, 7:26 p.m.
Sen. John McCain, the Republican presidential nominee, is on stage in Phoenix conceding the election to Sen. Barack Obama. 1 comment
President-elect Obama
Published November 4, 2008, 7:15 p.m.
The major news networks are calling the election in favor of Barack Obama. Read more and add a comment
Election news from the front lines in D.C.
Published November 4, 2008, 6:50 p.m.
News-Miner Washington correspondent R.A. Dillon is at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee party in Washington D.C. watching the crowd's reaction as results are announced: 1 comment
Every vote counts
Published November 4, 2008, 6:38 p.m.
Volunteers at the local Democratic Party headquarters were still hitting the phones hard at 6:30 p.m. on Election Day, hoping to find like-minded voters who hadn't yet visited the polls.
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