And the Winner Is....

So Far... It's Murray Once More:
As of Thursday afternoon, the Senate race is still to close to call with the number of ballots yet to be counted. However, incumbent Patty Murray is holding a lead that has been growing. Seattle Times reports that, "Murray led by more than 27,000 votes Wednesday night, up from 14,000 on Election Day". Most people with lots of knowledge of this election feel like this is a great sign that Murray will walk away with the win. For example, The Seattle Times also says that, "Matt Barreto, political-science professor at the University of Washington, said he felt even more confident in his election-night analysis predicting a Murray win." This comes as great news for the Patty Murray and the Democratic Party. If this election pans out to be another Dino Rossi defeat; it will be his third big loss after his two other unsuccessful campaigns for Governor of Washington State.


Murray Wins by a Margin!
As of this evening, Dino Rossi called Patty Murray to concede the race for the Senate.  Although hundreds of thousands of ballots remain to be counted, a win would be almost impossible for him.  This is because the majority of the remaining ballots come from King County, a highly Democratic county that has already shown support for Murray by giving her 68% of votes counted from the area so far.  This would mean Rossi would need two-thirds of the votes from the rest of the state, and he's only recieved 53.2% as of yet.  Murray's win contributes to Democratic control in the Senate, a helpful asset to President Obama's administration.  But Murray's win is by only 45,000 votes, a close race that has Murray leading 51% to Rossi's 49%.  The next question is: Will Murray use her newfound fourth term to win back a higher approval rating?


Brunner, Jim. "King County Votes May Tip Scales in Murray's Favor." The Seattle Times. 04 Nov. 2010.   Web. 04 Nov. 2010. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2013340590_votecount04m.html.

"ELECTION: Rossi concedes Senate race to Murray." Bellingham Herald (2010): n. pag. Web. 4 Nov 2010. <http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2010/11/04/1704601/election-rossi-concedes-senate.html>.