how does VA have Warner at 45 and Gilliespe at 52 this makes no sense.

[littlewolf]

I really am not liking this.
unless Nor VA hasn't been counted yet.

[Robbins]

1. No VA hasn't come in yet

Republican areas always come in first In VA.

[Rex]

2. The M$M called the election for the GOP months ago.

A lot of this stinks.

[NutmegYankee]

3. The big blue areas report last in VA.

Always have, always will.

[renegade000]

4. many NoVA votes still uncounted

But it really should not be this close

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

5. Stay calm

Most of Fairfax hasn't even been touched

[JaneyVee]

6. One news outlet called it for Warner already, but...

I'm not sure how reputable they are so i won't post a link.

[Man from Pickens]

7. Smaller districts lean GOP and return results early

This is the mechanics of the situation: the smaller the district, the less likely it is to be urban, and thus the less Democratic it is going to be. There are fewer votes to count in these districts, so early returns always skew towards the small-district demographic, i.e. rural, GOP voters.

As the night goes on, districts with a higher population (more urban, and thus more Democratic) are still counting votes while the smaller districts are done. So it looks like the GOP has a lead when they really don't. They could be getting wiped out in a wave election and this phenomenon would still be happening.

[tritsofme]

8. I've seen this story in VA time and time again

over the last several cycles. Republican goes up big early, and it keeps narrowing until the Democrat wins, often decisively.