House Update: Digging Her Own Mus-Grave
AP finally called it: Sen. Salazar ex-aide Betsy Markey (D) has defeated Rep. Marilyn Musgrave (R) 56%-44% in CO-04. This was not an unexpected result, as the NRCC pulled funding in this CD in early October. Dems have now picked up 14 seats tonight.
Meanwhile, there are several close calls at this hour:
Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL 25) snuck out a 53%-47% victory in S. FL. His brother, Lincoln, and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-18) easily dispatched of Dem attempts to throw out the three Cuban GOPers.
In NY-24, Rep. Michael Arcuri's (D) opponent accused him of not taking the race seriously, and that appears to be the case. Arcuri leads businessman Richard Hanna (R) by just 1,800 votes with 9 precincts outstanding. A win by Hanna, who spent heavily here but saw no nat'l money, would be the biggest surprise so far tonight.
Meanwhile, in VA, Rep. Virgil Goode (R-VA 05) trails atty Tom Perriello (D) by about 1K votes with one precinct outstanding. AP has yet to call the race.
And in Virginia Beach's VA-02, Rep. Thelma Drake (R) trails diplomat Glenn Nye (D) by 6K votes with 18 precincts still out.