Update on the counting(s):

[jrittenhouse]

Alaska Senate: 221,173 votes were already counted; a new estimate shows that the uncounted votes there are around 90,600 - about 30% of the total!  (PDF with the details as to what sort of votes and from where)  And this isn’t complete; absentee votes are still trickling in in the mail.  They’ll start counting these in a few days.

And to settle a

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[drawshad]

I think the last "plan" I saw/heard had her running for senate against whomever the Democrats put against her. In that case, the theory is that since she's the current GOP darling, she's almost a shoo-in.

We just have to worry about our own dear governor appointing some dumbass to fill Obama's seat. That concerns me way more than the junior Alaskan senator, although I do have to question the judgment of the Alaskan people. I'm guessing (hoping?) the votes for Stevens were name recognition votes.

[kalimac]

Probably not name recognition, alas. His opponent is also very well known in the state, and it wouldn't explain the steadiness (and rise?) of Stevens' support during the recent unpleasantness. I suspect his votes came from orneriness. "Convict our pork-barrel merchant, will you? Well, we'll re-elect him anyway, so how'd you like that?"

[barondave]

I live in Hennepin County (S. Mpls) and it's possible mine is one of the votes as yet uncounted. I'd love it if my vote was the one to put Franken over... no way to tell for sure, but it's a nice thought.

Hennepin County is larger than Mpls, but the area around here is solidly Dem.