(Don) Young vs. Parnell too close to call in Alaska's GOP primary

[brooklynite]

Source: McClatchy

With 83 percent of precincts reporting in the Republican U.S. House primary at 1:30 a.m., (5:30 a.m. ET) Parnell was leading but less than one half of one percentage point separated the two candidates. The difference was just 263 votes, with Parnell up 41,613 to 41,350.

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Most of the precincts that hadn't reported election results as of midnight were from rural Alaska villages. Those are "typical Young strongholds," Anderson said. But Parnell wasn't convinced Young was going to clean up in the Bush, especially given many rural residents might choose to vote in Tuesday's Democratic primary instead of Republican contest.

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The winner of the Young-Parnell race will face Democrat Ethan Berkowitz in the November general election. Berkowitz, a former Democratic leader in the state Legislature, had a large lead over Diane Benson in the Democratic U.S. House primary.

UPDATED Results as of 8:21 AM (Eastern)

LeDoux, Gabrielle 8589 9.20%
Parnell, Sean R. 42316 45.32%
Young, Don E. 42461 45.48%

Read more: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/election2008/story/50857.html

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I wonder if it was the corruption charges or the Club for Growth ad blitz?

[Pab Sungenis]

1. Which one are we better off facing?

Just curious.

[Bandit]

2. I think Young would be the easier one to beat but

I would like nothing more than for his own Party to reject him like this. Parnell is the Lt. Governor and fairly well liked but very much a Conservative. He is hanging on to Sarah Palin's shirt tails like crazy. Berkowitz has said he won't bring up Youngs corruption so it should probably be Parnell he faces..

[brooklynite]

3. What do you mean he won't bring it up?

He didn't mention that to me when he called me looking for campaign contributions.

[L. Coyote]

4. UPDATE: Young ahead by 145 votes = 97.9% counted

We are waiting for nine precincts to report.
Looks like a recount and a Young win.
No doubt Ethan Berkowitz prefers to run
against the Corrupt Bastard Club's #2 Porker.

FROM: http://www.ktuu.com

US REPRESENTATIVE (R) 	REP 	

Number of Precincts 		438 	
Precincts Reporting 		429 	97.9 %

Total Votes 		       93,366 	
LeDoux, Gabrielle 	REP 	8,589 	 9.20%
Parnell, Sean R. 	REP    42,316 	45.32%
Young, Don E. 	        REP    42,461 	45.48%

[Winterblues]

5. Even if Young wins his Primary it won't be by a Majority.

A Majority of Republicans voted against him. That is a sad testimony for someone that has been in office for forty years...I believe he is ripe for the plucking.