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ND Senate = Heidi Heitkamp at 154,882 votes = 50.8%, 96% reporting (Original Post) Coyotl Nov 2012 OP
Yes Robbins Nov 2012 #1
Nevada only 39% reported, still unknown. Montana looks good w/26% reported. Coyotl Nov 2012 #3
It looks good. Been following this for an hour! Jennicut Nov 2012 #2
Heidi Won! Looks good at 98% reported, 1% lead. Coyotl Nov 2012 #4
99% reporting, 4,000 vote lead Coyotl Nov 2012 #5
It Looks like Robbins Nov 2012 #7
Looking good MSMITH33156 Nov 2012 #6
Projected Winner on NBC finally Coyotl Nov 2012 #8
Is it official yet? TroyD Nov 2012 #9
NBC gave it the checkmark, so they called it. Coyotl Nov 2012 #10
Politico reports Heitkamp was on the cusp of an upset w/ 97% reoporting Coyotl Nov 2012 #11
New total reported Coyotl Nov 2012 #12
ND SoState website shows the same vote totals, says 100% of precincts counted kath Nov 2012 #14
Huffpo page on ND says 100% reporting in, Heidi in the agentS Nov 2012 #13
CNN hasn't called it yet TroyD Nov 2012 #15
Yes! wellstone dem Nov 2012 #16
It is official, with 100% of votes in = HEIDI WON in ND = Whoooot! Coyotl Nov 2012 #17
Great Robbins Nov 2012 #18
have they called it? WI_DEM Nov 2012 #20
Lol, ND, IN, MO, MT Daniel537 Nov 2012 #19
Thank you Akin and Mourdock for delivering at least four seats to the Dems Coyotl Nov 2012 #22
congrats to heidi ... wait to see if any lawsuit or recount? Filibuster Harry Nov 2012 #21
Heidi on Facebook: Coyotl Nov 2012 #23
E-mail from Heidi Coyotl Nov 2012 #24
Berg concedes Coyotl Nov 2012 #25

Robbins

(5,066 posts)
1. Yes
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 01:58 AM
Nov 2012

It looks like Nate was off a little on the senate.If she wins and Testor hangs on In MT we will have a 1 seat net gain.Maybe 2 If we
win the nevada senate race too.

 

Coyotl

(15,262 posts)
4. Heidi Won! Looks good at 98% reported, 1% lead.
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 03:10 AM
Nov 2012

98% reporting Heidi 157,086 = 50.5% Berg 153,948 = 49.5%

157,086
153,948
_______
3,138

311,034 cast

Heidi Won! Rick won't get every vote left!

Robbins

(5,066 posts)
7. It Looks like
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 03:45 AM
Nov 2012

She wins.Testor hangs on In MT and Heller narrowly wins In Nevada.This means without Angus King we have 53 seats In the senate.
With him we have 54 seats.

 

Coyotl

(15,262 posts)
8. Projected Winner on NBC finally
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 03:49 AM
Nov 2012

They have messed up their tally, excluding counties from the repoited percent even though 100% of those county votes are displayed.

 

Coyotl

(15,262 posts)
10. NBC gave it the checkmark, so they called it.
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 04:07 AM
Nov 2012

There is some confusion of the % counted, but it appears the 99% is the correct figure.

 

Coyotl

(15,262 posts)
11. Politico reports Heitkamp was on the cusp of an upset w/ 97% reoporting
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 04:18 AM
Nov 2012

Democrat Heidi Heitkamp was on the cusp of an upset in the North Dakota Senate race early Wednesday morning, leading Republican Rep. Rick Berg by about 3,000 votes with 97 percent of precincts reporting.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1112/83466.html

So again, She Won!

 

Coyotl

(15,262 posts)
12. New total reported
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 04:23 AM
Nov 2012

Heidi Heitkamp 160,752
Rick Berg 157,758

w/ NBC now calling this 93% reported but declaring her the projected winner. They have the reported % wrong!

agentS

(1,325 posts)
13. Huffpo page on ND says 100% reporting in, Heidi in the
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 04:25 AM
Nov 2012

lead with 160k, other guy at 157k. Unless there's a lot of absentee ballots coming in, I'd say she's won.

 

Coyotl

(15,262 posts)
17. It is official, with 100% of votes in = HEIDI WON in ND = Whoooot!
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 11:37 AM
Nov 2012

Heidi Heitkamp 160,752 50.5%
Rick Berg 157,758 49.5%
Margin of nearly 3,000 votes.

That is settled, and it also illustrates the importance of every vote and the GOTV effort.

Robbins

(5,066 posts)
18. Great
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 11:40 AM
Nov 2012

Remember everyone wrote off this seat.I will admit I too thought Republicans would pick up this seat.But she proved to be a great
candiate.Plus this was another state where you might say Bill Clinton helped get out the vote.He did come to ND for her.

 

Coyotl

(15,262 posts)
22. Thank you Akin and Mourdock for delivering at least four seats to the Dems
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 01:29 PM
Nov 2012

if not more, NM and Wi were close and the galvanized women's vote nationally may have put those raqces in the anti-rape column too.

 

Coyotl

(15,262 posts)
23. Heidi on Facebook:
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 03:25 PM
Nov 2012

Heidi Heitkamp

Just got off the phone with Rep. Berg. I thanked him for his service and for being a part of our great democratic process.

I know a lot of people on both sides of the aisle worked very hard in this election. I am so grateful for the people who gave me their votes and this victory.

I make this promise to every North Dakotan: I will be a senator for each and every one of you. We did this together and I am so grateful to everyone on team HH4ND


https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=488629407824078&set=a.377172585636428.86881.302589433094744&type=1
 

Coyotl

(15,262 posts)
24. E-mail from Heidi
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 04:09 PM
Nov 2012

Thank you. We did it!

I can’t thank you enough for all you did to make me the next U.S. senator from North Dakota.

We pulled off a win no one thought we could. The experts said we didn’t have a chance.

Thankfully, you refused to believe it. You put your energy into action and we ran the greatest grassroots campaign in North Dakota’s history.

We did it! It was a close election, and every vote mattered.

We overcame all the attacks from people outside our state who thought they knew best. I am so grateful to you for fighting it out to the finish.

Let me also take a moment to thank Congressman Rick Berg for his service. It was a close, hard-fought campaign. I am so grateful to the people who gave me their votes and this victory. But I also know there are many people in our state who did not vote for me.

Now, I make this promise to every North Dakotan: I will be a senator for each and every one of you.

Thank you, thank you, thank you for giving me the opportunity.

Heidi

 

Coyotl

(15,262 posts)
25. Berg concedes
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 04:36 PM
Nov 2012

Heitkamp wins Senate seat; Berg concedes
1 hour ago • Associated Press
http://bismarcktribune.com/news/election/berg-concedes-senate-seat-to-heitkamp/article_a9b5f79a-290b-11e2-9986-001a4bcf887a.html

FARGO, N.D. — Democrat Heidi Heitkamp averted a Republican sweep in North Dakota's top races with a narrow defeat of Republican Rep. Rick Berg in the U.S. Senate race.

Heitkamp won the race by fewer than 3,000 votes, and Berg could have asked for a recount.

Instead, he conceded the race Wednesday with a qualifier: He was stepping aside barring any unforeseen circumstances with the state canvasing board that certifies the race results.

"But basically," he said, pausing to regain his composure, as he spoke to a room full of supporters in Fargo, "with that acknowledgement of the circumstances, I just want to be clear I want to concede the election to Heidi Heitkamp."

Berg said he trusted the state's auditors, who had been standing by their vote tallies. ..........
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