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chuckstevens

(1,201 posts) Tue Mar 13, 2018, 09:48 PM Mar 2018

What is still outstanding on in the PA 18?

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What is still outstanding on in the PA 18? (Original Post) chuckstevens Mar 2018 OP

Westmoreland County will kill this for Conor Lamb. Freedomofspeech Mar 2018 #1

8 precints in westmoreland with 7 being urban type and 1 rural, this will favor lamb beachbum bob Mar 2018 #26

Westmorland is holding their vote tally dhol82 Mar 2018 #2

I bet they already know how they'll do it dflprincess Mar 2018 #8

MSNBC just said that most of Westmorland is in. (eom) StevieM Mar 2018 #13

97% Westmoreland is in according to NY Times (nt) Jersey Devil Mar 2018 #16

Good dhol82 Mar 2018 #17

97% of Westmoreland has been reported KelleyKramer Mar 2018 #15

About 4,000 votes Saccone can make up Motownman78 Mar 2018 #3

Buckle your seatbelts, bottomofthehill Mar 2018 #4

FUCK! chuckstevens Mar 2018 #5

Not good. Freedomofspeech Mar 2018 #6

Are there absentee ballots? djg21 Mar 2018 #7

Yes, about 3,800. They will release the tally altogether when they're done counting them all. PearliePoo2 Mar 2018 #11

If it comes down to absentees, they'll have to be counted djg21 Mar 2018 #12

The guy in charge of the absentee counting said they should be done by PearliePoo2 Mar 2018 #18

My error. There are about 7,500 absentee ballots sent out! PearliePoo2 Mar 2018 #21

20 precincts outstanding in Allegheny County. 93% livetohike Mar 2018 #9

Holy shit, over 200,000 votes cast in a special election bottomofthehill Mar 2018 #10

County counts DeminPennswoods Mar 2018 #14

it's a 1,200 vote margin for Lamb with 96% in NewJeffCT Mar 2018 #19

only 8 mins later, already under 900 votes now ... mr_lebowski Mar 2018 #20

yes NewJeffCT Mar 2018 #22

Lamb clinging to .2% lead, about 540 votes ... mr_lebowski Mar 2018 #23

The jump from 97% to 98% Just Helped Conor!!! mr_lebowski Mar 2018 #24

If my math is right, there are about 2000 votes left to count lindysalsagal Mar 2018 #25

Freedomofspeech

(4,223 posts)

1. Westmoreland County will kill this for Conor Lamb.

Reply to chuckstevens (Original post)

Tue Mar 13, 2018, 09:49 PM

Mar 2018

Hillbilly hell...it's where I live.

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)

26. 8 precints in westmoreland with 7 being urban type and 1 rural, this will favor lamb

Reply to Freedomofspeech (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 13, 2018, 10:37 PM

Mar 2018

and 4 precincts elsewhere

dhol82

(9,352 posts)

2. Westmorland is holding their vote tally

Reply to chuckstevens (Original post)

Tue Mar 13, 2018, 09:50 PM

Mar 2018

Probably trying to figure out a way to fudge their results.

dflprincess

(28,075 posts)

8. I bet they already know how they'll do it

Reply to dhol82 (Reply #2)

Tue Mar 13, 2018, 09:52 PM

Mar 2018

the only question is by how much.

StevieM

(10,500 posts)

13. MSNBC just said that most of Westmorland is in. (eom)

Reply to dhol82 (Reply #2)

Tue Mar 13, 2018, 10:04 PM

Mar 2018

Jersey Devil

(9,874 posts)

16. 97% Westmoreland is in according to NY Times (nt)

Reply to StevieM (Reply #13)

Tue Mar 13, 2018, 10:07 PM

Mar 2018

dhol82

(9,352 posts)

17. Good

Reply to StevieM (Reply #13)

Tue Mar 13, 2018, 10:07 PM

Mar 2018

Makes the result a tad more reliable.

KelleyKramer

(8,958 posts)

15. 97% of Westmoreland has been reported

Reply to dhol82 (Reply #2)

Tue Mar 13, 2018, 10:07 PM

Mar 2018

Motownman78

(491 posts)

3. About 4,000 votes Saccone can make up

Reply to chuckstevens (Original post)

Tue Mar 13, 2018, 09:50 PM

Mar 2018

2500 in Westmoreland, 1500 in Washington. Looks like Lamb loses by 1000

bottomofthehill

(8,329 posts)

4. Buckle your seatbelts,

Reply to chuckstevens (Original post)

Tue Mar 13, 2018, 09:50 PM

Mar 2018

This is going to be close. Not a lot of votes left to be counted and it is getting tight

chuckstevens

(1,201 posts)

5. FUCK!

Reply to chuckstevens (Original post)

Tue Mar 13, 2018, 09:50 PM

Mar 2018

Freedomofspeech

(4,223 posts)

6. Not good.

Reply to chuckstevens (Original post)

Tue Mar 13, 2018, 09:50 PM

Mar 2018

djg21

(1,803 posts)

7. Are there absentee ballots?

Reply to chuckstevens (Original post)

Tue Mar 13, 2018, 09:51 PM

Mar 2018

I have seen anything reported.

PearliePoo2

(7,768 posts)

11. Yes, about 3,800. They will release the tally altogether when they're done counting them all.

Reply to djg21 (Reply #7)

Tue Mar 13, 2018, 10:00 PM

Mar 2018

It's probably going to come down to them. Gonna be a LONG night.

djg21

(1,803 posts)

12. If it comes down to absentees, they'll have to be counted

Reply to PearliePoo2 (Reply #11)

Tue Mar 13, 2018, 10:03 PM

Mar 2018

With both parties represented and able to inspect and object to individual ballots. This could take a couple of days.

PearliePoo2

(7,768 posts)

18. The guy in charge of the absentee counting said they should be done by

Reply to djg21 (Reply #12)

Tue Mar 13, 2018, 10:08 PM

Mar 2018

around midnight their time. They are counting now. CNN has a crew there.
So about 2 hours from now.

PearliePoo2

(7,768 posts)

21. My error. There are about 7,500 absentee ballots sent out!

Reply to djg21 (Reply #7)

Tue Mar 13, 2018, 10:21 PM

Mar 2018

livetohike

(22,138 posts)

9. 20 precincts outstanding in Allegheny County. 93%

Reply to chuckstevens (Original post)

Tue Mar 13, 2018, 09:56 PM

Mar 2018

of the vote is in there.

bottomofthehill

(8,329 posts)

10. Holy shit, over 200,000 votes cast in a special election

Reply to chuckstevens (Original post)

Tue Mar 13, 2018, 09:56 PM

Mar 2018

DeminPennswoods

(15,278 posts)

14. County counts

Reply to chuckstevens (Original post)

Tue Mar 13, 2018, 10:05 PM

Mar 2018

Greene Co 100% complete
Westmoreland 97%
Allegheney 96%
Washington 90%

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)

19. it's a 1,200 vote margin for Lamb with 96% in

Reply to chuckstevens (Original post)

Tue Mar 13, 2018, 10:11 PM

Mar 2018

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/03/13/us/elections/results-pennsylvania-house-special-election.html

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)

20. only 8 mins later, already under 900 votes now ...

Reply to NewJeffCT (Reply #19)

Tue Mar 13, 2018, 10:20 PM

Mar 2018

49.9 lamb
49.5 sick-one

96% overall
97% allegheny

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)

22. yes

Reply to mr_lebowski (Reply #20)

Tue Mar 13, 2018, 10:22 PM

Mar 2018

but Westmoreland is at 99% with only 2 precincts left and that's Sack of Shit's strongest county

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)

23. Lamb clinging to .2% lead, about 540 votes ...

Reply to chuckstevens (Original post)

Tue Mar 13, 2018, 10:25 PM

Mar 2018

DAMN!!!!

49.7 to 49.5

97% counted

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)

24. The jump from 97% to 98% Just Helped Conor!!!

Reply to chuckstevens (Original post)

Tue Mar 13, 2018, 10:27 PM

Mar 2018

Picked up almost a (edit: 45 vote) larger lead!!!
WOOT!!!

lindysalsagal

(20,666 posts)

25. If my math is right, there are about 2000 votes left to count

Reply to chuckstevens (Original post)

Tue Mar 13, 2018, 10:33 PM

Mar 2018

And Lamb's only up 600 votes. So, it's gotta hold at 50% for Lamb if he's gonna hold on...

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