Sestak moves ahead... 124,084 to 117,209.... 24% reporting

[scheming daemons]

Looking better

[Unvanguard]

1. What website are you looking at? n/t

[mvd]

2. PA site

http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/

[spanone]

3. link not working

[Unvanguard]

4. Yeah, it's working for me now, wasn't a minute ago.

Yay!

[rocktivity]

7. I imagine that link has been getting a little extra traffic lately, LOL!

:rofl:
rocktivity

[spanone]

10. here's another route...

http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ElectionsInformation.aspx?FunctionID=12&ElectionID=34

[MadBadger]

5. I wish these sites could get on the same page

[nadinbrzezinski]

6. I predict long night

:-)

[Kolesar]

8. Sestak just overtook Specter in Erie with 56% of precincts reporting

Sestak is now leading in Allegheny and all of the western border counties

[rocktivity]

12. That's, like, REALLY good news for Sestak, right?

Since the Western side of PA is the more conservative side?

:headbang:
rocktivity (a Jersey girl)

[Kolesar]

28. Philadelpha votes are largely counted--MSNBC reporting that Specter cannot overcome

Sestek will lead in Allegheny Co/Pittsburgh

[scheming daemons]

9. Sestak: 147,625.... Specter: 143,130..... 25.17% reporting n/t

[greencharlie]

11. Specter is a louse... this is looking good! nt

[MadBadger]

13. 51-49 either guy depending on the site

[scheming daemons]

14. The site I'm using is the PA Dept of State site.... the official one

...
http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us

[NYC_SKP]

15. 31.8% in, tightening.

SESTAK, JOE (DEM)

147,653 50.8%

SPECTER, ARLEN (DEM)

143,149 49.2%

[nadinbrzezinski]

16. From PA official site

SESTAK, JOE (DEM)

147,653 50.8%
SPECTER, ARLEN (DEM)

143,149 49.2%

[jberryhill]

17. Montco, Bucks, Chesco not in yet

It'll be a long night. Specter should pick up those counties, but I'm optimistic that Sestak has broader statewide support.

This could be a nailbiter.

[Barack_America]

19. Really? I figured they would go for Sestak.

I think his district covers several of those areas.

[aquart]

18. 180,741 Sestak 169,311 Specter 34.72 reporting

[nadinbrzezinski]

20. Here is an update, again from PA official Sec of State site

SESTAK, JOE (DEM)

196,416 51.6%
SPECTER, ARLEN (DEM)

183,949 48.4%

[blogslut]

21. We're killing that poor PA SOS server

:(

[AlinPA]

22. PA site unavailable again.

[rocktivity]

23. 9:45PM EST: "The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania web site that you are trying to reach

is either not available or is undergoing maintenance. Please try back later. Thank you for your patience."

Speaking of Pennsylvania, Obama visited the Daily Show on his way to the PA primary, and Jon Stewart told him to check out a certain restaurant while in Pittsburgh. I got online to see if it had Web site. It did, but I couldn't reach it--it had crashed!

:rofl:
rocktivity

[scheming daemons]

24. Site back up.... getting better... Sestak=235,136... Specter=214,178.... 42% reporting

...

[Kolesar]

25. Sestak just overtook Specter on the Politico site with 35.9% of precincts reporting

http://www.politico.com/2010/maps/#/Senate/2010/PA
50.1% vs 49.9%

[blogslut]

26. 8:57 PM CST

Sestak 276,609

Specter 249,572

[DLnyc]

27. SESTAK 277,834 52.6% . . . . . .SPECTER 250,547 47.4% (52% rptg)

SESTAK, JOE (DEM) 277,834 52.6%

SPECTER, ARLEN (DEM) 250,547 47.4%

*** 4,764 out of 9,235 Districts (51.59%) Reporting Statewide ***

[blogslut]

29. 9:05 PM CST

SESTAK, JOE 313,362 53.1%
SPECTER, ARLEN 276,609 46.9%

[DLnyc]

30. I'm guessing Sestak, now

I'm not that up on PA politics, but the only areas where Specter is leading are Philly and Dauphin(?). Of these, Philly is the lion's share of votes. So far Specter has about 36,000 lead in Philly, with 80% counted. IF it continues in this pattern (big IF, since city vote can vary wildly by location), Specter gets 9,000 more net lead out of Philly, way too little to overcome Sestak's 35,000 lead:

http://www.philly.com/philly/gallery/94019294.html

(as of 10:20, numbers from Philly.com site above; PA elections return has 50,000 lead for Sestak at this time)