WILL THEY RESPECT US IN THE MORNING? - AT 8:17 A.M. ET:  Wasn't I at this same desk a few hours ago?  Oh yes, I remember the Mac computer and all the little notes about the latest Dem to be applying for retirement benefits.

But it ain't over.  At this hour three Senate races – Colorado, Washington state, and Alaska, are still undecided.

In Colorado, with 87% of the vote counted, incumbent Democrat Michael Bennet leads Republican Ken Buck, 48-47 percent.  This one likely will be recounted no matter who wins the initial count.

In Washington state, which uses mail ballots, counting resumes today.  At last report, with only 62% of the votes tabulated, incumbent Senator Patty Murray and Republican Dino Rossi are tied.  It may be days before we have a clear result.

In Alaska, incredibly, incumbent Senator Lisa Murkowski, defeated in the Republican primary but running as a write-in, has 41% of the vote, to Republican Joe Miller's 34%, and Democrat Scott McAdams's 24%.  We don't have a report on percentage of the vote in.

A number of House races remain undecided.  According to RealClearPolitics, Republicans have a sure gain of 59 seats (Politico says 60), but that is likely to go higher, possibly to 65, when all results are in. 

November 3, 2010