Hours after Bush’s announcement, Democrats appeared to complete a sweep of Congress with a likely victory in Virginia’s Senate race. Challenger Jim Webb declared victory over incumbent Senator George Allen after tallies showed him leading by more than seven thousand votes. Allen is awaiting the results of a post-election canvass before conceding. But the Associated Press reports his deficit is insurmountable. A Democratic victory in Virginia would give them control of fifty-one Senate seats to the Republican’s forty-nine. Earlier in the day, the Democrats also took Montana with Jon Tester’s win over Republican Senator Conrad Burns.