The official final tally (we think): Malloy by 5,644

UPDATE 4:00 PM: The Secretary of State posted final results on her website, and they show Dannel Malloy with winning margin of 5,644. There's more coverage here.  

UPDATE 11:10 AM by Colin McEnroe. Tom Foley, speaking at a press conference in Hartford, said he has no confidence or certainty about the vote totals and that he will make no announcement until he does. Foley deplored the way the electoral process has unfolded and said Connecticut is being laughed at by the rest of the nation. He said it "may well take a recount" to ensure the accuracy of the vote and left open the possibility that he would seek one through the courts. 

UPDATE: 6:42 AM Friday by John Dankosky

It looks like Dan Malloy will be Connecticut's next Governor.  Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch announced final vote totals in his city, following a long and often-delayed count.  

The numbers in the city look like this:  17,800 votes for Malloy,  Republican Tom Foley has 4,075 votes. That margin of 13,725 outdoes the 8,409-vote lead that Foley held before the Bridgeport votes were counted.

Here's a terrific piece by Mark Pazniokas fine tuning the totals and bringing the story up to date.

Nope. No Governor yet.

Here's where we stand.

In a day of reversals, Associated Press is now showing Democrat Dan Malloy with a commanding lead of more than 6,000 votes in the race for governor. The lead is likely to grow as more Bridgeport votes are counted. 

Associated Press had already shifted gears Wednesday night and pulled back  its announcement that Dannel Malloy had won the Connecticut governor's race. AP's own count then showed Tom Foley with a lead of more than 8,000 votes. 

Secretary of Susan Bysiewicz meanwhile said her own numbers still show Malloy with a lead. Her scheduled noon announcement of official results has now been pushed back to 2 p.m., suggesting that there are still a few stray votes being counted. 

If neither candidate has a lead of more than 2,000 votes, there will be a recount. If the lead is too big to warrant a recount, the losing side will at least consider a court challenge.

A novel solution is proposed here.

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