ELECTION COUNT – AT 7:48 A.M. ET:  There are still some unsettled races.  There is no declared winner in Alaska's Senate race, although it appears Lisa Murkowski will be the first write-in candidate to win a Senate seat since Strom Thurmond.  Although the incumbent, she ran as a write-in Republican after losing her primary to Joe Miller.  GOP hold.

In Washington state, some 69% of the votes have been counted.  This "progressive" state went back to the horse-and-buggy era in its elections.  They must feel wonderfully natural.  Incumbent Dem Senator Patty Murray leads Dino Rossi 51-49%.  I think the odds are against Rossi.  If Murray's lead holds, that means the GOP picked up six seats on Tuesday, four short of what was needed for a majority.

In the House, RealClearPolitics is holding the GOP pickup at 61 seats, but about nine seats are still outstanding.  We may not know the actual count for days.

Governorships stand at Republicans 29, Dems 17, Independent 1, with 3 races out. 

November 4, 2010