Just to give us a fresh thread to discuss the future. I’ll keep updating the election thread
Coakley has conceded.
AP calls it for Brown
CNN calls it for Brown
Looks like a 100k plus victory.
Just to put it in perspective, the last time the GOP held a Senate seat was 1979.
The last time they took over a formerly Democratic seat it was 1946
The question now is when Brown will take office. Under Massachusetts law the local election officials have to wait 10 days for overseas ballots and they then have another 50 days to certify the results. So in theory that could take us to Monday March 22nd.
Then the result has to be certified by the Governors council and they only meet on Wednesdays. So that would be either the 24th or perhaps the 31st.
So potentially no Senator Brown until April.
However I suspect it will happen earlier.