An ongoing count of write-in votes in Alaska has put
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R) ahead of Republican Joe Miller.
According to the latest count, Murkowski has 92,164 votes. Miller has 90,458 votes.
Murkowki's tally is expected to grow as the remainder of the ballots are counted. Overall, 41 percent of voters chose to write in a candidate and nearly all of them have gone to Murkowski.
Alaskans Standing
Together, an independent expenditure committee largely funded by Alaska
Native corporations, spent more than $1 million to support Murkowski during the
race. The overwhelming majority of votes in Alaska Native villages went to
Murkowski.
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Murkowski passes Miller in vote count
(The Anchorage Daily News 11/16)
Alaska tally shows Murkowski with 1,706 vote lead
(AP 11/16)
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