Election Night Blog Thread
*****SCROLL DOWN FOR UPDATES THROUGHOUT THE EVENING****
New York City
UPDATE (10:03pm EST): with 10% reporting Bloomberg at 57, Ferrer at 41. Turnout light. I would think this race will be called for Bloomberg in the very near future. That was fast. AP called it for Bloomberg with 26% reporting, Bloomberg 56, Ferrer 41.
Virginia
***UPDATE (9:23pm EST): AP CALLS RACE FOR KAINE****
***Latest Numbers (11:18pm EST): 97.90% precincts reporting, Kaine 51.61%, Kilgore 46.11%)
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UPDATE (7:42pm EST):20% reporting, Kilgore 55, Kaine 43. Real-time election results here. Looks like the state gov web site is not responding. Alternate site for real-time results here. Good election map here.
UPDATE (8:00pm EST): 30.92% reporting, Kaine 52.19, Kilgore 45.65.
UPDATE (8:04pm EST): Reports from around the state: James City County | Loudon County | Alexandria | Roanoke Valley
UPDATE (8:18pm EST): 48.19% precincts reporting, Kaine 51.55, Kilgore 46.29.
UPDATE (8:52pm EST): 57.49% precincts reporting, Kaine 51.83, Kilgore 45.95. NBC12 has reports of voting 'glitches' in Richmond. Here is an AP update from 2 minutes ago saying Kaine has a 55,000 vote lead with 63.48% precincts reporting.
UPDATE (8:57pm EST): Reports of problems with voting machines in Roanoke County as well.
UPDATE (9:04pm EST): 73.08% precincts reporting, Kaine 50.75, Kilgore 46.98. Potts pulling 2.18.
UPDATE (9:32pm EST): The AP has called the race in favor of Democrat Tim Kaine. Other winners declared by the AP: Ben Cline (R), District 24; Chris Saxman (R), District 20; Ward Armstrong (D), District 10.
New Jersey
****UPDATE: AP CALLS RACE FOR CORZINE***
***Latest Numbers (11:19pm EST): 91% reporting, Corzine 53.5, Forrester 43.2)
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UPDATE (7:51pm EST): Polls close in nine minutes. Real-time election results here. Results and map here.
UPDATE (8:15pm EST): From the nj.com election blog:
As election day wound down, the atmosphere was noticably different at each of the gubernatorial candidates headquarters.
At the tomb-quiet campaign offices of Republican Doug Forrester in suburban Lawrenceville, a handful of volunteers answered the phones and chatted as the evening rush hour began to build on Route 1.
In downtown New Brunswick, Democrat Jon Corzine's campaign offices were a hive of activity as scores of volunteers and staff bustled about the back rooms.
Dynamobuzz is live blogging the election results.
UPDATE (8:25pm EST): Here's a recently updated story from the Asbury Park Press.
UPDATE (8:28pm EST): Steve Kornacki has a report that Corzine folks are handing out tacos and fried chicken in front of polling places.
UPDATE (8:35pm EST) Enlighten NJ says the buzz is that turnout is heavy in GOP areas and light in Dem strongholds. Early returns have Forrester 51, Corzine 47.
UPDATE (8:37pm EST): Check that last post: latest results are now Corzine 52, Forrester 46.
UPDATE (8:59pm EST): Cool. Watch live coverage streamed on NJN.
UPDAE (9:12pm EST): Bergen County 55% reporting, Corzine up 26,000, a 56/44 split. Analysts saying this is same split McGreevey had in 2001 and he ended up winning big statewide, so if Bergen Co. is in fact a bellwether Corzine is looking to be in good shape.
UPDATE (9:18pm EST): Sussex 97% in, Forrester has 10,000 vote plurality which is twice what Schundler had four years ago. Essex county (only 18% reporting) breaking heavily for Corzine as expected, but the question is how heavy turnout will be. McGreevey netted 80,000 votes out of Essex in '01, but low turnout would net Corzine around 50,000. Big difference.
UPDATE (9:50pm EST): With 58% reporting Corzine still maintaining an 11 point lead. NJN has now called the race as well, and analysts expect Corzine's lead to grow as urban Dem strongholds like Camden, Patterson and Newark come in.

