Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R) could declare victory in her write-in reelection campaign as soon as Wednesday evening, even though a spokesman for her opponent ,Joe Miller, has told media organizations that he will ask for a recount.
As of Tuesday night, Murkowski had a lead of more than 10,000 votes over her opponent, Joe Miller, the Republican nominee and a tea party favorite. Miller has asked a judge to throw out thousands of ballots because of misspellings of Murkowski’s name and other issues. Even taking into account those challenges, however, Murkowski’s lead is wide enough that she could win on unchallenged ballots alone.
“Throughout the past several days, Joe Miller has said that he will not continue to contest the election if the votes don’t add up,” campaign manager Kevin Sweeney said in a statement Tuesday. “By the end of the day tomorrow, after every Alaskan vote will have been counted, we expect Mr. Miller to keep his word.”
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