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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — With about 12 percent of ballots still to be counted, Republican Sen. Ted Stevens’ chances of becoming the first felon elected to the U.S. Senate appeared remote Thursday.
Democrat Mark Begich took an 814-vote lead as ballots were counted Wednesday.
On Thursday, the Alaska Elections Division provided updated figures showing the origin of the 40,000 left.
Anchorage pollster Ivan Moore, who did not work for either candidate but usually polls for Democrats, noted that a significant portion of the remaining ballots — 15,000 out of 40,000 — are questioned ballots. Those normally break heavily for Democrats.
