Connolly (D, incumbent) neck-and-neck w Fimian in Virginia's 11th district

[spooky3]

http://www.tbd.com/articles/2010/11/fimian-vs-connolly-for-congress-election-results-2010-live-27902.html

[FBaggins]

1. 300 vote spread right now.

Need to win a handful of these squeekers. (Come on KY 6th!)

[FSogol]

2. That's a 3000 vote spread.

https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2010/EB24720D-F5C6-4880-8DC5-12AE4D0C3772/Unofficial/6_s.shtml

11th district is at the bottom of the page.

[spooky3]

4. thanks - do you know whether they have included absentee ballots yet?

VA has very liberal eligibility so those votes could decide it, if not yet counted.

[FSogol]

9. No idea. n/t

[spooky3]

20. Per the blog in my OP, there are 17000 absentee ballots to be counted:

10:23 p.m. This race appears headed for recount land. With 97 percent of precincts reporting, Connolly leads Fimian with 49.14 percent of the vote to 48.8 percent. Under Virginia law, any election decided by less than 1 percent is automatically subject to a recount. There are 17,000 absentee ballots remaining, and the Connolly campaign tells TBD they have an edge there. If it's big enough, it could avoid a recount. Otherwise, Fairfax could have its own version of Bush versus Gore.

[Jennicut]

7. 314 votes.

69, 583 vs 69, 269.

[FSogol]

8. VA Election board shows Connolly 92,041 and Fimian 91,874

https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2010/EB24720D-F5C6-4880-8DC5-12AE4D0C3772/Unofficial/6_s.shtml

[Jennicut]

10. He is winning now!

[spooky3]

12. it's too close to call, IMHO--but I like your optimism!

[spooky3]

11. with ~96% of the vote in (probably excluding absentees), about 500 vote difference

It definitely looks as though it will be down to the wire and possibly recount territory.

[FSogol]

13. IIRC, it has to be within 1% for an automatic recount. n/t

[spooky3]

15. but can either candidate request it (i.e., not automatic) if the difference is bigger?

[FSogol]

16. Yeah, but they have to pay for it. And it isn't a full recount, they just double check the totals.

(Remembering all this for the Creigh Deeds AG recount.)

[trayfoot]

3. I thought Todd had already called that race for the reTHUG.

[itsrobert]

5. Todd is a republican toady

He is on drugs too.

[spooky3]

6. I don't see how anyone could - with 80% of the vote in, they're only 400 votes apart

[vaberella]

14. Jennicut says 500 and 96% in. I think we got this...or I hope we do. n/t

[FSogol]

18. Not Larry Sabato just called it for Connolly. n/t

[spooky3]

19. Yay! More votes remain to be counted in FFX than PW, so it's looking good.

[polichick]

17. I was just there and Fimian signs were planted everywhere...

I'm crossing my fingers!

[vaberella]

21. Look at post 18. It looks over. Connolly won. n/t

[Jennicut]

22. Good! I was watching this one for the last 45 minutes!

Looks like Jason Altmire may win too. Very close but possible.

[spooky3]

23. we'll have to watch the absentee ballots and the likely recount, though.

[polichick]

24. Woo-hoo!!!

[wmbrew0206]

25. Going to a recount.