(Updated) the Lastest VA AG Results 100% Precincts Reporting. RECOUNT!!!

[Heather MC]

Last edited Wed Nov 6, 2013, 09:13 PM - Edit history (1)

Attorney General - General
Virginia - 2541 of 2541 Precincts Reporting - 100%
Name Party Votes Vote %
Obenshain, Mark GOP 1,100,798 50%
Herring, Mark Dem 1,100,072 50%

http://electionresults.virginia.gov/resultsSW.aspx?type=SWR&map=CTY
This link is where I got my numbers from
ignore the article below. the Election Results are at the top

[pinto]

1. Wow. 479 vote difference out of ~ 2 million votes cast.

[Tarheel_Dem]

2. Less than 500 votes separate these guys. Can anyone explain why the new Lt. Governor trounced....

his opponent, but the AG race is so tight? I kept hoping that No. Va. would make it a clean sweep.

[Tx4obama]

11. Jackson is a HUGE nut lots of nutty stuff came out about him last week. See link regarding him below

Here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251336393

[Tarheel_Dem]

12. Well, that explains a great deal. I've seen clips of this nutjob, here & there, so I guess I...

shouldn't be surprised that he was defeated so handily. That being said, I take it the Repuke AG candidate is not a teabagger? Otherwise, I still don't understand why the good folks in N. Va didn't pull him over the line.

[LittleBlue]

3. The psycho teabagger won?

I know it's going to be a recount, but

[pinboy3niner]

4. The numbers are still changing

Voters who used provisional ballots have until noon Friday to submit ID in order to have their votes counted.

The state Board of Elections currently has Herring up by 32, but watch for new updates:

http://electionresults.virginia.gov/resultsSW.aspx?type=SWR&map=CTY

Dave Wasserman of Cook Political Report has been keeping on top of changes as canvass errors are adjusted and absentee and provisional ballots are counted:

https://twitter.com/Redistrict

[Bjorn Against]

7. Thanks for that info

I was wondering what the deal was with provisional ballots, hopefully people are able to get them counted. 32 votes is a margin that is so small that it is basically a tie that could go either way once the recount happens. Let's hope the recount is done fairly and there is a great deal of transparency.

[Bjorn Against]

5. Does this include provisional ballots?

With the way the GOP has been trying to purge Democratic voters I suspect provisional ballots would go very heavily for Herring.

[winter is coming]

6. some more tweets about the race.

https://twitter.com/Redistrict

In combing thru VA precinct-by-precinct, Dems might want to flag two majority African-American precincts in Norfolk City (1/2)

Brambleton gave Obama 1,051 votes last year, Herring just 270. Hunton Y gave Obama 590, Herring 156. Anomalous vs. nearby precincts (2/2).

I wonder how many voters were struck from the rolls there, and how many provisional ballots were cast.

[Tx4obama]

8. Herring has been in the lead for a couple of hours. Please update the OP with the current numbers

Here: http://electionresults.virginia.gov/resultsSW.aspx?type=SWR&map=CTY

[sheshe2]

10. Oh please, make it so!

A clean sweep, Tx. That would be music to my ears!

[Heather MC]

18. It's changed again according your link now he is down by 700 or so :-(

[chillfactor]

29. ah that link shows Herring behind

[Tx4obama]

31. Yes, it changed 'again' - and it will probably keep changing for several days

[Neurotica]

13. Herring's 32-vote margin may be incorrect

Blue Virginia is reporting in comments to a post that the 32-vote margin for Herring may be due to a clerical error in Prince William County.

No further updates in the past hour or so.

Mark Herring is my current state senator -- he is a great person, lawyer and statesman. We need him in the AG spot.

Hoping...

[pinboy3niner]

14. The numbers will continue to change (see #4)

The state Board of Elections won't certify the results until Nov. 25, and then we can expect a recount to follow at the request of the second-place finisher.

Let's hope it goes to Herring when it's over.

[Neurotica]

15. I know. What I read was the result of one of Wasserman's updates.

I'm hoping the provisional ballots make a difference.

[Ranchemp.]

17. Looks like the error was rectified,

Obenshain is back in the lead by 726 votes.
Damn.

[Neurotica]

20. You're right. AAAARGH.

We worked so hard to educate people about the stark differences between these two candidates. Frustrating beyond belief.

However, I'm still going to hold out hope that this will turn in our favor.

[bluestate10]

16. Teabaggers were into the AG race, they showed up. Some on our side didn't show

up, or worse yet, voted for the Libertarian because he was mouthing shit that he had no intention of upholding if he somehow got elected. Virginia folks that didn't vote, you may get an AG who is going to try to gum up government work in your state. How do you like that?

[Historic NY]

19. When will people learn they have to pull a straight line???????

Its the only way to overcome.

[onenote]

41. Who was the Libertarian candidate for AG?

There was none, so Obenshain's showing against Herring had nothing to do with a Libertarian taking votes from Herring. Moreover, it appears that more Democrats voted in the VA election than repubs, and "independents" made up the largest voting bloc. Keep in mind that there is no party identification so this is based on self-identification in exit polls -- not necessarily the most accurate way of counting such things.

Everyone who was paying the slightest bit of attention here in Virginia knew that Obenshain/Herring would be close. There was little in the way of advertising related to Obenshain until the last couple of weeks and the Herring ads were mostly negative while Obenshain ran a mix of ads. Plus the Obenshain name is one that is well known in Virginia -- his father Richard Obenshain was a major figure in the repub party in Virginia until his death in a plane crash while campaigning for the US Senate. Herring faced a major gap in name recognition.

Finally, it may come as a surprise to some, but Obenshain outpolled McAuliffe in two of the bluest counties in Virginia -- Arlington and Fairfax. It wasn't that Democrats didn't come out for him, it was that non-Democrats didn't go his way in other parts of the state.

[winter is coming]

21. more tweets (edited)

Just discovered BIG possible error in the #VAAG count. Check out London Towne #1 (Fairfax County), which went Obama 1,593-740 last yr (1/2)

...VA SBE reporting McAuliffe won London Towne #1 (Centreville) 732-413, Northam won 789-412, but Obenshain won 775-773. Really? (2/2)

on edit:

By math, that error will cost Obenshain (R) roughly 350 votes out of that precinct alone. Add Newsome Park error, his lead likely under 300.

[Heather MC]

22. "Error" or Voter Machine Fraud

these Error's are really fishy

[winter is coming]

23. still more ??s

Dave Wasserman ?@Redistrict 1m

In Hollin Hall, it's much more likely Obenshain got 528 votes than 258. That would give him an extra 270 votes, so that one's in his favor.

[winter is coming]

24. from https://twitter.com/Redistrict

Another HUGE Fairfax Co. error benefiting Herring (D): correct total is Herring 877-614, but VA SBE lists it as Obenshain 614-577. +300 H

[Tx4obama]

25. You beat me to it :)

Dave Wasserman ?@Redistrict

Another HUGE Fairfax Co. error benefiting Herring (D): correct total is Herring 877-614, but VA SBE lists it as Obenshain 614-577. +300 H

https://twitter.com/Redistrict/status/398271411401138176

[winter is coming]

26. It's addictive, isn't it? n/t

[Tx4obama]

27. Yes. Before I went to bed last night in the middle of the night...

... they had found a 600 vote error in favor of Herring, then another big error, then a little error, etc and it kept going back and forth between Herring and Obenshain - I finally gave up and went to bed.

I am surprised they are still finding so many errors today!

[VanillaRhapsody]

28. Where's the lady vote counter...with the suspiciously forgotten bag of votes in

the trunk of her car?

[Tx4obama]

30. And where has Kathy Nickolaus in Waukesha County, Wisconsin been lately?

[Tx4obama]

32. Henry County just added 39 Herring votes, 0 Obenshain

Dave Wasserman ?@Redistrict

Henry County just added 39 Herring votes, 0 Obenshain.

https://twitter.com/Redistrict/status/398274523037831168

[pinboy3niner]

33. And Obenshain lead shrinks to 681 in latest SBE update

http://electionresults.virginia.gov/resultsSW.aspx?type=SWR&map=CTY

[Tx4obama]

34. Should be 681 minus 39, right?

I think the numbers at the link have been there for a while so don't have the -39 in there yet

[Tx4obama]

35. On Dave Wasserman's spread sheet it says...

Projected Obenshain (R) Lead, after corrections: 221

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/lv?key=0AvOrrxBeaarVdGhvNWZZN2UzUVY1bDVoYW83bWszM1E&toomany=true

[pinboy3niner]

36. Wasserman is getting info before SBE posts its updates

His info is coming from county election boards and other sources.

Media orgs like AP also get updated results directly from SBE before SBE posts it to its own site. So the SBE site tends to run behind, but it's the most authoritative source on the count. Wasserman is looking ahead to where the SBE count likely will be when the additional count changes are figured in.

[Tx4obama]

37. The AP hasn't updated for over 4 hours. I think everyone went home :(

Even the timesdispatch.com page has not been updating

Probably won't see much more until tomorrow

[pinboy3niner]

39. I think things are shifting to a less intense level of excitement

What's addictive is that it's such a nailbiter with the count status so fluid. On top of that is the differing numbers from different sources, so you have to play detective a bit to pin down what's really happening and put the information in perspective.

We know it will be drawn out, with the provisional deadline Friday, the SBE validation meeting the 25th, and the recount to follow. But what a ride!

[Tx4obama]

40. Lawrence O'Donnell on MSNBC mentioned how close the race still is a few minutes ago :)

[Tx4obama]

43. Check this out

Dave Wasserman ?@Redistrict

I've received word Gov. McDonnell's office is reviewing our spreadsheet & passing along errors to SBE for follow-up: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AvOrrxBeaarVdGhvNWZZN2UzUVY1bDVoYW83bWszM1E&usp=sharing&userstoinvite=lisa.hicks-thomas

https://twitter.com/Redistrict/status/398292143166328832

UPDATED: Projected Obenshain (R) Lead, after corrections (before provisionals): 131

[Tx4obama]

45. Shoot. It just changed again to a Obenshain 831 lead

[pinboy3niner]

47. It's a little dizzying following Wasserman

It's like a roller coaster ride! But I love the way he's staying on top of it to bring us the latest intel.

[StevieM]

38. Howard Dean just said on MSNBC that there were 13,000 provisional ballots cast.

That could turn the race.

[LisaL]

42. Yep.

Sure could.
Now we need to make sure these ballots are counted.

[winter is coming]

44. True Obenshain lead down to 131...

Loudoun Co.: Mirror Ridge precinct undercounting Herring's total by 100 votes. "True" Obenshain lead down to 131: https://docs.google.com/a/cookpolitical.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AvOrrxBeaarVdEVKTERkVm1sMXU5ZUxRcEVlbGZhcWc&usp=drive_web#gid=0 …

[Tx4obama]

46. It just changed again to a Obenshain 831 lead

See here Wasserman's spread sheet here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AvOrrxBeaarVdGhvNWZZN2UzUVY1bDVoYW83bWszM1E&usp=sharing&userstoinvite=lisa.hicks-thomas#gid=0

[grantcart]

48. now 651 before provisionals

[pinboy3niner]

49. Wasserman and some followers were having some fun with precinct names

https://twitter.com/Redistrict