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Va. holds off certifying tight House race amid new claims of ballot mix-ups.
From the Washington Post
By Laura Vozzella November 20 at 1:36 PM
RICHMOND — Virginia’s Board of Elections voted unanimously Monday to delay certification of two House races, amid new claims that dozens of voters got the wrong ballot in a tight contest that could determine control of the legislature’s lower chamber.
The board called a “time out” after state Elections Commissioner Edgardo Cortés announced that in April 2016, Fredericksburg registrar Juanita Pitchford erroneously assigned 83 voters from the 28th House District to the 88th.
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The District 28 race is one of three likely headed for a state-funded recount after the Nov. 7 election, in which Democrats made huge gains in the House and swept statewide offices for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general.
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Del. Kirk Cox (R-Colonial Heights), who will become speaker if Republicans hold onto the majority, said the 83 voters would not likely swing the race even they should have voted in District 28.
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The board called a “time out” after state Elections Commissioner Edgardo Cortés announced that in April 2016, Fredericksburg registrar Juanita Pitchford erroneously assigned 83 voters from the 28th House District to the 88th.
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The District 28 race is one of three likely headed for a state-funded recount after the Nov. 7 election, in which Democrats made huge gains in the House and swept statewide offices for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general.
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Del. Kirk Cox (R-Colonial Heights), who will become speaker if Republicans hold onto the majority, said the 83 voters would not likely swing the race even they should have voted in District 28.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/va-holds-off-certifying-tight-house-race-amid-new-claims-of-ballot-mix-ups/2017/11/20/780bf2a6-ce12-11e7-9d3a-bcbe2af58c3a_story.html?utm_term=.6bb26bd57e5d
The district 28 unofficial vote tally is:
Joshua G. Cole Democratic 11,760 49.73%
Robert M. "Bob" Thomas, Jr. Republican 11,842 50.08%
Write In Write-In 45 0.19%
There are 82 votes needed for Cole to tie.