Chambliss slips to 50.3 percent; runoff with Martin still possible
November 5, 2008 at 6:53 am by Ken Edelstein in NewsLate counts of early voters still may squeak Jim Martin into a runoff against incumbent Republican Saxby Chambliss.
The Georgia Secretary of State’s website has Chambliss at 50.3 with 96 percent of ballots counted. Buoyed early in the evening by early counts in heavily white North Georgia, Chambliss’ lead has slipped throughout the nigh — first as votes came in from the closer suburbs, then from Fulton and DeKalb, and finally additional early voters — who tilted young and black.
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