VA, TN, and MD update

If I ever gave the impression that VA is over, I apologize, because it clearly isn't. Allen leads by about 4,700 votes with about 2.5% of precincts still to report their totals. If you'll recall, I picked Webb to win this one and said that this would be a painfully close race. The outcome could easily be decided by less than 1000 votes, or perhaps less than 100.

Again, not to suggest that anything is over, but TN is looking like a win for the GOP. Corker leads by 3% with around 90% of precincts reporting.

MD seems to have been something of a polling disaster. With 50% of votes counted, Michael Steele (R) continues to lead Ben Cardin by a 2% margin. That state has been called for the Democrats. The Governor's race, which has also been called for the Democrats, is actually sporting a 5% Republican lead. This state was supposed to be a blowout. It isn't. Maryland and Virginia will be keeping us up late.

These races are all extremely close. They are not decided by any means, but the Republican currently leads in all of them.

UPDATE: Maryland has now put Cardin narrowly ahead, but the GOP candidate for Gov still leads with 57% results.

--Barry Caro