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The longest-serving Republican in the history of the Senate, Ted Stevens trailed Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich by 3,724 votes after Tuesday's count. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

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Ted Stevens loses Alaska Senate race

November 18, 2008

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens has lost his bid for a seventh term.

The longest-serving Republican in the history of the Senate trailed Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich by 3,724 votes after Tuesday's count.

That's an insurmountable lead with only about 2,500 overseas ballots left to be counted.

Stevens, who turned 85 Tuesday, also revealed that he will not ask President George W. Bush to give him a pardon for his seven felony convictions.

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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