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http://thehill.com/homenews/campaig...unt-in-key-virginia-house-race-by-single-vote
Every Vote Counts
"Democrats in Virginia appear to have ended the Republican majority in the House of Delegates after a recount found that one Democratic candidate defeated a GOP incumbent by a single vote.
The recount, held in Virginia’s 94th District, found that Democratic candidate Shelly Simonds won the Nov. 7 election by just one vote after the original results showed Republican incumbent David Yancey winning by 10 votes, according to The Virginian Pilot.
The votes will be considered “unofficial” until certified by a judge following the recount. A judge is set to consider the recount results tomorrow, according to the newspaper.
The recount, an all-day affair, saw hundreds of ballots being counted by high-speed machines and between 200 and 250 “irregular” ballot being hand counted by election observers and officials, according to the Daily Press.
The new result will leave the House of Delegates split at 50-50, erasing Republicans’ slim 51-49 margin after the November elections.
Democrats swung 15 seats in November to narrow Republicans’ margin in the Virginia House to just one vote, as well as winning the governor’s, lieutenant governor’s and attorney general’s races."
Every Vote Counts
"Democrats in Virginia appear to have ended the Republican majority in the House of Delegates after a recount found that one Democratic candidate defeated a GOP incumbent by a single vote.
The recount, held in Virginia’s 94th District, found that Democratic candidate Shelly Simonds won the Nov. 7 election by just one vote after the original results showed Republican incumbent David Yancey winning by 10 votes, according to The Virginian Pilot.
The votes will be considered “unofficial” until certified by a judge following the recount. A judge is set to consider the recount results tomorrow, according to the newspaper.
The recount, an all-day affair, saw hundreds of ballots being counted by high-speed machines and between 200 and 250 “irregular” ballot being hand counted by election observers and officials, according to the Daily Press.
The new result will leave the House of Delegates split at 50-50, erasing Republicans’ slim 51-49 margin after the November elections.
Democrats swung 15 seats in November to narrow Republicans’ margin in the Virginia House to just one vote, as well as winning the governor’s, lieutenant governor’s and attorney general’s races."