With 73% of Precincts Reporting in Oregon, Merkley Down Only 960 Votes!

[WeDidIt]

Smith - 637,942
Merkley - 636,982

73% Precincts Reporting

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/results/individual/#mapSOR

[HughMoran]

1. I just noticed that & decided to check before I posted!

Wow, this one will go right to the end just like Franken.

[ORDagnabbit]

2. about 45 percent of multnomah and lane counties left...heavy (60%) merkely areas....I think jeff won

[kwolf68]

3. Knocking off Smith would be HUGE

He's not really that unpopular and is indeed a moderate. Picking him off with a more progressive voice would be super.

[PetrusMonsFormicarum]

4. Thanks for the update

those are better numbers than I was last able to find.

Even if Smith retains his seat, he is going to be under massive pressure to be one of the moderate Republicans who can help the Dems get work done. Where is that pressure going to come from? From President Obama, who'll come to collect for Smith so brazenly using Obama's name and image in his ads trying to paint Smith as a bi-partisan.

But it's also going to come from his constituency. If this election has done anything, it has increased to number of citizens who are ready, willing and able to get on the phone or email and chew on their representatives' ears.

[Reader Rabbit]

5. I want to believe, but...

The Oregonian has different stats, and Gordo is looking good there.

http://www.oregonlive.com/special/index.ssf/2008/11/senate.html

[thevoiceofreason]

6. Now not quite that close - but it is closing

Oregon official unofficial results:

http://egov.sos.state.or.us/division/elections/results/2008G/index.html

Down by about 5050.