burnstein has 49% of the vote. 1400 votes separate the two. there are still thousands of absentee ballots that have not beenouted. they will start tallying those votes on thursday. 1600 of them have been returned. that could be a large enough number to change the votes in the race. they ran a good race. >> from all the polling places that we went to throughout the day, we got the same level of enthusiasm and excitement that we have gotten throughout this campaign and we have gone through neighborhoods all over the city. >> we're confident that the voters elected the best person so we'll await the return. >>> so again with 100% of the precincts reporting burnstein leads with about 1400 votes but absentee ballots have yet to be counted. >>> 6:03. sherrie johnson is live weather that race. >> it is one of the hottest race as round, and take a look at the screen here. this morning it is the closest primary race in decades for this office. right now about 94% of the precincts are reporting. kevin is leading with about 52% of the votes and joe has a

burnstein has won, but a lot is up in the air.entee ballots could be the deciding factor in this race. both camps will regroup do look over the results. one thing to keep in mind though with 100% of the precincts reporting burnstein leads with about 1400 votes but there are still thousands of absentee ballots that have not been counted. about 3600 baltimore democrats requested absentees. 1600 have been returned but that may be enough to sway the results in this case. they met with supporters after the polls closed both feeling confident they ran a good race. >> from all the polling places we went to throughout the day, we got the same level of enthusiasm and excitement than we have gotten throughout the campaign. we have gone through neighborhoods all over the city. >> we're confident that the voters elected the best person so we'll await the return. >> with 100% of the precincts voting, burnstein leads with about 1400 votes but absentee ballots could be the deciding factor. >> 5:47 right now. a lawyer and a farmer for the county

neither jessamy or burnstein have a victory. burnstein has a narrow lead of 49% of the vote.nly 1400 separate the two. absentee ballots have not been counted. they will tally those votes on thursday. burnstein lead is with about 1400 votes but 3600 democrats requested absentee ballots. 1600 have been returned as of tuesday. last night both candidates met with supporters and both are feeling confident they ran a good race. >> from all the polling places that we went to throughout the day, we got the same level of enthusiasm and excitement that we have gotten throughout this campaign and we have gone through neighborhoods around the city. >> we are confident that the voters elected the best person so we'll await the return. >>> so again with 100% of the precincts reporting burnstein leads with 1400 votes right now, but absentee ballots have not been counted. >>> 6:47. another hot race in the primaries. the fight for the democratic nods for executive is proving to be the closest primary race in decades. 95% of the precincts are reporting kevin is leading with 52% of the votes an

. >>> right now with 100% of the precincts reporting burnstein leads with 1400 votes but absentee ballots need to be counted. >>> two minutes after 5:00 right now. another race that has been very close, county executive. when you went to bed last night you probably didn't know who would be in charge of baltimore county. it looks like it is going to be kevin. here is more. she says neither side has declared victory. >> reporter: good morning megan. it is one of the hottest races around. we're waiting to hear. this morning it is proving to be one of the closest primary races in decades. right now about 94% of the precincts are reporting it looks like kevin is leading with about 52% of the votes and joe has about 44% of the votes. >> both men served four terms on the county council and both camps gave upbeat reports late into the night. >> we're waiting to get the official number burst and then we'll know so it is kind of nerve-racking waiting but there is nothing else you can do. >> our numbers are trending in the right direction. we're waiting for numbers from both the east and west side.

with 100% of the precincts reporting and the majority of the absentees counted, challenger greg burnstein by nearly 1300 votes. that does not include absentee ballots. 2010 coverage continues. mike hellgren has the latest on the ballots being counted right now. mike? >> reporter: kai, it includes most of the absentee ballots. it does not include the provisional ballots, more than 1700 of them. those are catch alls for people who went to the polls but were not sure if they were eligible or not. bernstein leads by 1363 votes, and some are now calling on mrs. jessamy to step aside. election workers counted more than 1600 absentee ballots, and in the end, they reinforced greg bernstein's lead. sources within jessicamy's camp, they believe there are votes that have not yet been counted. >> that's the only thing we run near baltimore, fair elections. >> reporter: including the chair of the baltimore city delegation think it's over. >> it seems certain that mr. bernstein's going to maintain his lead. i plan on trying to meet with him next week. we've got to get his legislative agenda. >> reporte

bed last night and you didn't know who won the race for the top prosecutor things look good for burnsteinading by 1400 votes but we don't know who won due to absentee ballots. another close race, going to be kevin, however neither side has declared victory nor conceded. go to abc 2.com. have a great morning. diabetes testing? it's all the same. nothing changes. [ man ] then try this. new and improved freestyle lite® blood glucose test strip. sure, but it's not gonna -- [ beep ] wow. [ man ] yeah, that's the patented freestyle zipwik™ design. [ woman ] did it just -- target the blood? target the blood? yeah, it drew it right in. the test starts fast. you need just a third the blood of onetouch®. that is different. so freestyle lite test strips make testing... [ man ] easy? easy. [ man ] great. call or click -- we'll send you strips and a meter, free. free is good. [ man ] freestyle lite test strips. call or click today. >>> look at these before and after pictures. it's the newest way, approved by the fda, to get rid of fat. you can burn calories at the gym. but how about freezing off fat a

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