what's happening in the VA Atty Gen race?

[gopiscrap]

[PoliticAverse]

1. You can check the live results yourself at...

http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/2013/results?pw

[muriel_volestrangler]

7. Wow - Herring, the Dem, now leads by 616 votes

That's 0.028% of the votes, with 99% counted.

I presume that will mean they'll have to wait for all absentee ballots, and scrutinise every 'provisional' ballot.

[Tx4obama]

2. Difference of 1,164 votes - with seven precincts still need to report

12:20 PM ET

Obenshain, Mark GOP 1,096,220 50%
Herring, Mark Dem 1,095,056 50%

http://www.timesdispatch.com/

[blogslut]

3. Even closer now

Per Times Dispatch there's and 820 difference

[Tx4obama]

6. Yep 820

Virginia - 2536 of 2541 Precincts Reporting

Obenshain, Mark GOP 1,096,746 50%
Herring, Mark Dem 1,095,926 50%

http://www.timesdispatch.com/

[RandySF]

4. Obama won those precincts.

[RandySF]

5. According to Wasserman

Dave Wasserman ‏@Redistrict 2m
The 5 remaining precincts gave Obama 6,456 to Romney's 5,000. Herring (D) needs a net 821 votes to overtake Obenshain (R).

https://twitter.com/Redistrict