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As we continue to digest the election results, here are the latest vote totals in races that have yet to be officially called. The most recent call from the Associated Press is in Illinois, where Gov. Pat Quinn (D-Ill.) won a full term as governor.

In the Senate, Democratic Sen. Patty Murray appears to be in good shape in Washington state, as does Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R) in Alaska, though there are still a significant number of ballots to be counted in both races.

On the House side, there are 10 races still yet to be called by the Associated Press. Democratic incumbents lead in six and trail in four. Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-N.C.) is challenging the results in an eleventh race, despite the AP call for his Republican opponent, Renee Ellmers.

And in gubernatorial races, Democrats are looking in good shape Connecticut despite some confusion over the vote count, and hold a narrow lead in Minnesota.

SENATE

Washington: Democratic Sen. Patty Murray is leading Republican Dino Rossi by 27,426 votes (50.8 percent to 49.2 percent) with about 71 percent of the vote counted. She looks in strong shape to win another term, since much of the remaining ballots are in King County, the state's Democratic stronghold where she is leading by sizable margin.

Alaska: "Write in" ballots currently lead Republican Joe Miller by 13,439 votes (41 percent write-in, 34.3 percent for Miller). Democrat Scott McAdams is lagging well behind in third place, with 23.6 percent of the vote. Still to be counted are 26,306 absentee ballots and 10,645 questioned ballots.

Alaska will begin reviewing the write-in ballots next week, ahead of schedule, to determine how many of them were cast legally for Murkowski. If they were, she looks in strong shape to become the first senator to win a write-in campaign since Strom Thurmond in 1954.

GOVERNOR

Connecticut: Democrat Dan Malloy leads Republican Tom Foley by 6,240 votes in the latest AP tally, but both sides are claiming that they are ahead. Foley said Thursday that his own internal tabulations put him ahead, while Connecticut Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz has yet to release an official tally.

The AP called the race on Wednesday for Malloy, then uncalled it. At issue appears to be a reporting snafu in New Haven, where the AP originally reported a far fewer votes in New Haven than were actually cast. Ten precincts in Bridgeport are still not reported. If Foley does close the gap to within 2,000 votes, which looks unlikely at this point, Connecticut would automatically conduct a recount.

Minnesota: Democrat Mark Dayton is leading Republican Tom Emmer by 8,775 votes. County canvassing boards now review the results and report to the state canvassing board by Nov. 23. If the election results end up within half a percent, it would trigger an automatic recount. The difference is currently exactly half a percent.