http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/theruckus/archive/2008/11/07/the-moderate-voice-something-stinks-in-alaska.aspxWhat In The Hell Happened in Alaska? asks Nate Silver. Good question. As of right now , Republican incumbent Ted Stevens is leading Democratic challenger Mark Begich 48 to 47 (with 99 percent reporting) in their Senate race. The margin is 3,353 (withenCommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Debug Build: 2.18)