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11:15 p.m.: That’s it, folks—Bonds wins.

11 p.m.: Happy news! With almost all precincts in, we’re at 9.26 percent turnout, putting us above a few other citywide contests. So, we retract our claim earlier this evening that this election would see the worst turnout in history. Sweet!

10:55 p.m.: With 134 of 143 precincts in, Bonds is at 31.65 percent, Silverman at 27.56 percent, and Mara at 23.40 percent.

10:45 p.m.: With those 108 precincts in, Matthew Frumin is at 11.57 percent. With roughly five percent separating Bonds and Silverman, it’s interesting to think what would have happened had he dropped out as Silverman had requested.

10:35 p.m.: With 108 precincts in, Bonds’ lead has narrowed some. She’s now at 32.23 percent, Silverman’s at 27.32 percent and Mara is at 23.33 percent. Roughly 1,800 votes between Bonds and Silverman. Charter amendment is at 86.64 percent in favor.

10:15 p.m.: Depressing reality: elections officials just confirmed that this will be lowest citywide turnout in D.C. history. With half of the city’s precincts reporting, we’re at just under five percent.

10:10 p.m.: With 76 precincts in, Bonds is at 37.42 percent, Silverman at 27.29 percent, Mara at 21.25 percent.

9:55 p.m.: With 54 precincts reporting, Bonds has widened her lead to 40 percent, with Silverman at 28.47 percent and Mara at 18.94 percent.

9:15 p.m.: With 16 of 143 precincts reporting, Bonds is still ahead with 36.34 percent. Silverman comes in at 26.60 percent, Mara at 21.68 percent. Charter referendum cruising to victory; now stands at 88.34 percent to 11.66 percent.

9 p.m.: In terms of absentee ballots, 6,669 absentee ballots were sent out, and as of last Friday 3,135 were sent back in by voters. Elections board officials will start counting them tomorrow on a rolling basis, but voters have until May 3 to send them back. In 2011, 49 percent of ballots requested were sent back by voters.

8:55 p.m.: If things are real close by the end of the night, we might not know the final results—special and absentee ballots will not be counted tonight, after all. Additionally, a margin of less than one percent between the top two finishers triggers an automatic recount. Last April, the results of the race between Councilmember Vincent Orange (D-At Large) and Sekou Biddle were delayed as absentee and special ballots could be counted.

8:40 p.m.: Polls are closed, but we’re still waiting for results to roll in. What we do have is the results of the two-week period of early voting. 2,792 people voted, and Bonds is leading with 902 (32 percent), Elissa Silverman is at 746 (26.90 percent), Patrick Mara at 609 (21.96 percent), and Matthew Frumin at 258 (9.30 percent). And yes, despite Michael Brown dropping out, he still got 75 votes, just under Paul Zukerberg’s 91 and more than Perry Redd’s 72. Support for the budget autonomy charter amendment stands at 2,367 in favor, 333 against. You can check results here for yourself as they come in.