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- Ted Stevens is the longest-serving Republican in the Senate
- Stevens had held his Alaskan Senate seat since 1968
- Stevens was convicted of seven felonies related to a corruptions probe in late October, 2008ABC News: Senator Convicted on Corruption Charges... (October 27, 2008)
- Stevens lost the race on his 85th birthdayMLive: Stevens loses race to Begich (November 18, 2008)
- Begich has been the mayor of Anchorage, Alaska since 2003
- About 2,500 absentee ballots remain to be countedMLive: Stevens loses race to Begich (November 18, 2008)
- Absentee ballots took 14 days to countMLive: Stevens loses race to Begich (November 18, 2008)
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After a recount which lasted two weeks, it appears that Democratic challenger and Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich has defeated incumbent Republican Ted Stevens in the 2008 Alaskan Senate race. Begich currently leads Stevens by 3,724 votes, with a margin of 47.8 to 46.6. This is a reversal of the initial vote count, which had Stevens ahead, 48% to 47%MLive: Stevens loses race to Begich (November 18, 2008)
The Race and the Recount
The race between Stevens and Begich was extremely close, with election returns on the morning of November 5, 2008, showing Stevens leading Begich by just one percent. With nearly all of the precincts reporting, Stevens led Begich by just over 3,300 votes.CNN: Alaska Election Results Results of the election were not expected to be certified for 10 days, and at least 40,000 absentee ballots still had to be counted.Boston Herald: Sen. Ted Stevens Holding Thin Margin in Alaska-
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