1.   The result of this final count will be an overall majority of votes cast for one candidate, and he will be elected.

2.   At final count, the GOP was two to three votes short in the Senate, but resolved to bring the issues to the floor anyway.

3.   Both candidates would agree to abide by that final count.

4.   A final count should be released in the next two weeks, but SunTrust Banks has said it will not challenge the results.

5.   A final official count might not be completed before this weekend, he said.

6.   A final count in the presidential race was not expected until later in the day.

7.   A final count is expected Wednesday.

8.   A final count there is expected Friday, and the Bush campaign would have until next Wednesday to seek a recount.

9.   A formal contest to the final count, beginning after the certification of the vote next week, seems inevitable.

10.   Bush is a tough competitor and must meet any legal challenge the Gore campaign mounts, but his inclination will be to accept the final count.