UPDATE: AP declares Dem Jon Tester victor in Montana. The Wall Street Journal declares Tester the victor as well.
It's over. Democrat Jon Tester in Montana has declared victory in his Senate race. It's over. We just won back the Senate.
As the day goes on, Webb's lead over Allen increases in Virginia. And now, as the latest story from Montana reveals, it's over there too.
We just won the Senate.
Democratic challenger Jon Tester declared victory Wednesday morning over Republican incumbent U.S. Conrad Burns.Will the Sore Loser Republicans reject the clear will of the American people and tie up our election for months? Gosh I hope not, for their sake. It would be terrible to spend the next few months examining all the Republican dirty tricks and election scams in Virginia and nationwide, starting with their illegal robo-calls. Nobody likes a sore loser.
Following the resolution of a software issue in Butte, which proved there was not a large number of unaccounted for votes as was feared, Tester's camp declared victory.
The final numbers in Butte had Tester's margin increase by 700 votes, increasing his statewide lead more than 3,000 votes. Meagher County has yet to report, but it is expected less than 900 votes will come from that precinct.
