Alaska election results

In Alaska, they're going to extra time! Republican race in the Senate primary between incumbent Lisa Murkowski and "tea party" favorite Joe Miller is still too close to call in the wake of Tuesday's election primary.
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It may be days before the State decides to election officials in the race. As of Wednesday morning, Mr. Miller - a lawyer who meets Sarah Palin accepted against the recognition of the name of Senator Murkowski, and an advantage in campaign cash - a narrow 51 to lead 49%. But absentee ballots can fill that gap, and these will not be counted in full until early September.

In general, candidates were rebels on the rise and down on Tuesday. In addition to the vote and Alaska, voters in primaries in Florida from the ruling Republican Party candidate for the first time the option to create a Republican.

To the neophyte, the former Executive Director in the field of health care Rick Scott, was dogged by questions about some business transactions. But it was pumping more than 30 million dollars of his own money in the race and prevail on the Prosecutor General and the state of Florida, Bill McCollum, one of the veteran politicians of State, which may seem a bit worn around the edges of the voters in Florida.

But the status quo ruled in Arizona, where Senator John McCain won easily on his rival, Republican JD Hayworth. Early in the election cycle, Senator McCain seems likely to challenge Mr. Hayworth main from the right. But has not escaped McCain in national policy and a long time before the frequency. Palin was brought in to drive him, in essence, saying: "Who is the real independent in this race, cowboy?" , And qualified in the end to victory.

Of course, did not hurt McCain, $ 21000000 spent, largely on television ads.

There was also choose to create in the state of Florida to be closely watched Democratic primary in the Senate. Rep. Kendrick Meek easily treatable rebels Jeff Green, one of the wealthy investors who claimed yachts and party lifestyle apparently did not sit well with voters in Florida.

Mick puts win what promises to be a surveillance of the general election, as he will challenge the winner of the primaries in the Republican Party, Tea Party, backed by Marco Rubio and Gov. Charlie Crist, who is running as an independent candidate. Governor Crist withdrew from the Republican Party earlier this year after it became clear that he could lose the primaries along with Mr. Rubio.

If you end up losing in the Murkowski of Alaska, she will be the third member of the Senate in the fall of the current season this year in the first place. The other two are Sen. Robert Bennett (R) from Utah, and Sen. Arlen Specter (d) of the state of Pennsylvania.

In addition to this, it lost four occupants of the house the initial offers so far - Rep. Alan Mollohan (d) of the state of West Virginia, the Attorney Parker Griffith (R) of Alabama, a member of the House of Representatives Bob ANGELES (r) of South Carolina, and Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (d) of Michigan.