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What's the status of votes for GA Gov and FL Gov and Senator? (Original Post) BigmanPigman Nov 2018 OP
FL Senator and Governor appear to qualify for recounts grantcart Nov 2018 #1
So it could still be a win for Abrams? BigmanPigman Nov 2018 #2
I would say that if there is a runoff Abrams stands a better chance than a recount in grantcart Nov 2018 #3
I hadn't thought of that... BigmanPigman Nov 2018 #4
Fortune says they only need 17,000 votes News 9 says there are about 25,000 ballots that could be grantcart Nov 2018 #5

grantcart

(53,061 posts)
1. FL Senator and Governor appear to qualify for recounts
Thu Nov 8, 2018, 04:25 PM
Nov 2018

GA Governor

We appear to need about 20k for a runoff.

Last I saw was that there was 90K still uncounted in GA

grantcart

(53,061 posts)
3. I would say that if there is a runoff Abrams stands a better chance than a recount in
Thu Nov 8, 2018, 04:29 PM
Nov 2018


Florida.


Realistically recounts never turn more than a few hundred votes unless there were lots of provisional ballot rejections.


A runoff one on one with Kemp is winnable, AND he resigned as SOS so he won't be able to interfere with the runoff election.

grantcart

(53,061 posts)
5. Fortune says they only need 17,000 votes News 9 says there are about 25,000 ballots that could be
Thu Nov 8, 2018, 04:39 PM
Nov 2018

counted

http://fortune.com/2018/11/07/georgia-governor-election-results-2018-runoff-abrams-kemp/

approximately 25,000 ballots need to be counted

including 22,000 provisional which normally break for Dems but we don't know how many will make it through


and finally there is likely to be lawsuits about illegal suppression of ballots


https://newschannel9.com/news/election/ballot-count-not-yet-finished-in-georgia-governors-race-11-07-2018

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