Would a winner ever be named, in what had become one of the closest contests in history?
The closest contest was from Labour in the 1997 general election.
In fact I would hazard a guess that one, if not both of these races, could provide the closest contests of the day.
Arizona was the closest statewide contest in the 1964 United States presidential election.
Following what promises to be the closest contest for 50 years, publishers are dreading a rush of ink to the head.
The 2006 edition of the Girls game went down to the wire and the 80-76 margin makes it the closest contest to date.
The closest contest, if these people are correct, will come in the best musical category.
But even there the closest contest in the west side's 7 districts was still a 51.7 to 48.3 defeat in District 4.
The race was the closest statewide contest in Michigan since the 1950 gubernatorial race.
The margin of victory was only 26 votes, the closest contest of any legislative race in the state that year.