Get ready to rumble, Alaska style.

With 84% of the vote, Mark Begich has been chosen as the Democratic challenger to Senator Ted Stevens, who came away with 63% of the Republican vote.

Ethan Berkowitz will be the Democratic challenger, with 53% of the vote (just barely squeaking past fellow Democrat Diane Benson who earned an impressive 37% percent), to challenge Don Young, who had the closest race of the evening just barely nudging ahead of Sean Parnell, with a 45% to 45 % virtual tie.

So if things go the way the Alaskan Democrats are hoping, November will see both Mark Begich and Ethan Berkowitz heading off to Washington as the first Democrats to represent Alaska in the House or Senate since 1981.

And yes we are fired up and ready to go!