[Blitzer:] And this just coming into THE SITUATION ROOM. Another pickup for the House Democrats in a race that was dominated by debate about the war in Iraq. Democrat and Iraq war veteran Patrick Murphy has won the Congressional seat in Pennsylvania's 8th District, outside Philadelphia. He defeated Republican incumbent Mike Fitzpatrick. Murphy portrayed Fitzpatrick as being willing to go along with President Bush. Another major pick up for the Democrats in the House. One day after election day, a Capitol Hill cliffhanger continues. In Virginia, two men carry the fate of the Senate on their shoulders right now. And in Montana, one man claims victory, while his opponent so far refusing to concede. We'll have more on that showdown out West in a moment from CNN's Dan Simon in Billings, Montana. But first, let's go to CNN's Brian Todd. He's watching the dramatic developments unfold in Virginia from the state capital in Richmond Brian.
[Brian Todd, Cnn Correspondent:] Wolf, tonight, 24 hours after you brought everyone the news that this was all unfolding, almost 24 hours later, we have a situation where the Republican incumbent, Senator George Allen, is on the verge not only of losing his seat, but of losing the Republicans' majority in the Senate. Mr. Allen, we have not heard from him today. We have heard from members of his staff. They all seem to be girding for a recount. They say that they are going to respect this process as it goes forward, as the precincts and everything is being canvassed right now to make sure the votes were tallied correctly. But they are making statements to indicate that they believe there were some irregularities in this vote. They had some of their attorneys speak at a news conference earlier today. They're giving all indications that they will contend this vote very, very closely. James Webb, on the other hand, Democrat, is basking in what he believes is a victory. His margin right now is only about 7,000 votes. That's less than 1 percent of the entire vote in this state. But Mr. Webb is already acting like a senator-elect and we will see, in a couple of weeks, when this recount comes to pass and it likely will what will develop Wolf.
[Blitzer:] All right, Brian, thanks very much. I'll continue to watch it with you. Let's go to the other nail biter out there, the Senate race in Montana. There victory is being claimed but it's not yet officially declared. CNN's Dan Simon joining us now with the latest Dan.
[Dan Simon, Cnn Correspondent:] Wolf, while CNN and others are declaring John Tester the winner in this race, Senator Conrad Burns not ready to throw in the towel. A few minutes ago, we received a statement from Senator Burns and it says: "John Tester ran a good race and he has the lead right now, but it is extremely close. The state of Montana has a process in place and it is our obligation to see it through. There are still votes out there that deserve to be counted." Well, in terms of where we are right now with the vote, CNN has Mr. Tester leading by about 3,000 votes. In order to for there to be a recount, the margin of victory has to be within 12 of 1 percent. That would put it at only 2,000 votes. So at this point, if the numbers hold up, John Tester will be the next senator from the state of Montana. Earlier today, he declared victory. He called on Senator Burns to concede. But at this point he's not willing to do just that Wolf, back to you.
[Blitzer:] We'll stay on top of this story, as well, Dan. Thanks very much. And coming up, the woman who would become the first female speaker of the House. She's reacting to Donald Rumsfeld's resignation. Nancy Pelosi telling us just how she feels about that and a lot more in my special one-on-one interview with her. And in other Rumsfeld reactions, how are members of the U.S. military responding to the defense secretary's intention to depart his post? Stay with us. We'll be right back.