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Tight Races:  2008

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Page last updated 11/13/08

Below is a chart tracking some of the nation's closest races for U.S. House and Senate, as well as some other offices.

Presidential races (source is http://edition.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/results/full/#val=Pp2 unless otherwise noted)

Race

 Candidates Current Margin of Victory Margin of Victory (PCT)
Last updated
Provisional casting rate (from 06 EDS)
Automatic recount trigger
MO McCain (R) Obama (D) 4,780 (McCain) 0.02%
11/18 3:29 ET
0.36%
 N/A

 

US Senate races (source is http://edition.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/results/full/#S unless otherwise noted)

Race

 Candidates Current Margin of Victory Margin of Victory (PCT)
Last updated
Provisional casting rate (from 06 EDS)
Automatic recount trigger
AK Begich (D) Stevens (R) 1,022 (Begich) .04%
11/18 3:29 ET
6.46%
 N/A
GA Chambliss (R) Martin (D)* 109,748 (Chambliss) 2.91% 11/18 3:27 ET 0.26% N/A
MN Coleman (R) Franken (D) 206 (Coleman) 0% 11/18 3:26 ET 0% 0.5%

*This race will result in a runoff under Georgia law.

 

US House races (source is http://edition.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/results/full/#S unless otherwise noted)

Race

 Candidates Current Margin of Victory Margin of Victory (PCT)
Last updated
Provisional casting rate (from 06 EDS)
Automatic recount trigger
AK-1 Young (R) Berkowitz (D) 16,701 (Young) 6%
11/18 3:16 ET
6.46%
 N/A
CA-4 McClintock (R) Brown (D) 622 (McClintock) 0.02% 11/18 3:17 ET 5.22% N/A
OH-15 Stivers (R) Kilroy (D) either 393 or 149 (Stivers)* 0% 11/13 2:55 ET 3.56%
 0.25%
VA-5 Perriello (D) Goode (R) 745 (Perriello) 0% 11/18 3:24 ET 0.08%
 N/A

* See here:  http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/electionlaw/news/articles.php?ID=3921