There are tens of thousands of ballots left to be counted in Alaska.  Currently, incumbent Ted Stevens holds a lead over his challenger, Mark Begich.  If Stevens leads holds, he faces some rough water upon his return:

Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) believes his colleagues will expel Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens from the Senate following his felony conviction — and subsequent re-election.

"He’s been convicted of seven felonies," Reid said on CNN's "Late Edition." "He’s not going to be in the Senate."

The majority leader was a bit more gentle about Stevens's close friend, Hawaii Sen. Daniel Inouye (D), who campaigned for the Republican in Alaska during the time-consuming trial and will soon assume the chairmanship of the powerful Appropriations Committee after West Virginia Sen. Robert C. Byrd announced Friday he would be stepping aside.