In Minnesota, state officials have ordered a recount in the Senate race between Republican incumbent Norm Coleman and Democratic challenger Al Franken. Coleman leads Franken by less than 500 votes with nearly three million cast. Coleman has declared victory, but Franken says he will await the recount. In Georgia, Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss will face a runoff against Democratic challenger Jim Martin after failing to gain 50 percent of the vote. In Alaska, Republican Senator Ted Stevens appears headed to re-election. Stevens holds a thin lead over former Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich, a Democrat. Stevens was convicted last week on seven counts of corruption. With Merkley’s expected win in Oregon, Democrats will have picked up six Senate seats but will remain three short of a filibuster-proof majority. Meanwhile, in the House, close races in Washington state, Maryland, Virginia and Ohio all could be headed to recounts.