The Anchorage Daily News says Democrat Mark Begich now leads Republican/convicted felon Ted Stevens by 815 votes with about 40,000 left to count:
The state still needs to count at least 15,000 questioned ballots and an estimated 25,000 absentees. With all the absentee votes coming in, this will be one of the biggest turnouts, if not the biggest in terms of ballots cast, the state has ever seen. That's despite questions in the media and on blogs about why turnout appeared low on Election Day.
Most regional elections headquarters will count their remaining ballots on Friday. But the most populous region, based in Anchorage, won't count its ballots until either Monday or Wednesday, state elections chief Gail Fenumiai said.
One assumes the Democrat will win the big city, so Anchorage coming in last might yet make for good news on this one.
