Ted Stevens Leads Begich By A Small Margin

Things aren’t looking so good for Mark Begich — but the race isn’t over yet. Ted "I wasn’t convicted" Stevens is currently leading Begich by about 4,000 votes with more than 40,000 absentee ballots and 9,000 early votes yet to be counted.

If the lead holds, Stevens will shock the nation and be the first person ever re-elected to the U.S. Senate after being found guilty on criminal charges. Polls had shown the Republican down by at least 8 percentage points on the day before the election.

Keep your fingers crossed. I’ll update this diary if I hear any new information.