Alaska Governor Sean Parnell and Lieutenant Governor Mead Treadwell today signed paperwork certifying Sen. Lisa Murkowski as the winner of Alaska's Senatorial election, the Anchorage Daily News reported this evening. Alaska's Division of Elections Director Gail Fenumiai will be hand-delivering the certification paperwork to Washington DC. The official election result places Sen. Murkowski ahead of Joe Miller by 10,252 votes. She is the first Senate candidate in 66 years to win a write-in campaign.
Miller challenged the election in both federal and state courts. His election challenges were dismissed entirely in both court systems. Miller will be holding a press conference tomorrow to announce whether he will appeal the federal case, file a state election contest, or concede and cease all legal action. The state of Alaska is seeking to collect the legal maximum of 20% ($16,000) of the legal fees it incurred in fighting Miller's election suit. One state lawmaker wants to revise the election to specify that voter intent will be the standard used in counting write-in votes.
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