11.10.2006
Allen Expected to Concede Senate Race (NYTimes.com)
By CHRISTINE HAUSER and JOHN M. BRODER
Published: November 9, 2006
Senator George Allen is expected to concede his re-election campaign against his Democratic challenger, Jim Webb, later this afternoon, according to two Republicans connected to the Allen campaign.
Mr. Allen is scheduled to make a statement at 3 p.m. in Alexandria.
While the race officially was hanging in the balance today, there were already signs of the outcome of the closely watched elections race that will determine which party controls the United State Senate.
Many election analysts concluded that Senator Allen was unlikely to close the roughly 7,000 vote margin separating him from Mr. Webb, who has already claimed victory. And the Associated Press, a widely accepted authority for calling elections, agreed on Wednesday with Mr. Webb, declaring Mr. Allen, a Republican, the loser. A Webb victory gives the Democrats control of the Senate, with 51 seats.
A senior Allen adviser who spoke on condition of anonymity said on Wednesday that if the margin did not narrow significantly, Mr. Allen would not challenge the result.
(More ... New York Times > Politics > 2006 Election)
Published: November 9, 2006
Senator George Allen is expected to concede his re-election campaign against his Democratic challenger, Jim Webb, later this afternoon, according to two Republicans connected to the Allen campaign.
Mr. Allen is scheduled to make a statement at 3 p.m. in Alexandria.
While the race officially was hanging in the balance today, there were already signs of the outcome of the closely watched elections race that will determine which party controls the United State Senate.
Many election analysts concluded that Senator Allen was unlikely to close the roughly 7,000 vote margin separating him from Mr. Webb, who has already claimed victory. And the Associated Press, a widely accepted authority for calling elections, agreed on Wednesday with Mr. Webb, declaring Mr. Allen, a Republican, the loser. A Webb victory gives the Democrats control of the Senate, with 51 seats.
A senior Allen adviser who spoke on condition of anonymity said on Wednesday that if the margin did not narrow significantly, Mr. Allen would not challenge the result.
(More ... New York Times > Politics > 2006 Election)
Labels: 2006 election, New York Times, Senate
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