Could our A-G candidate Deeds ask for a recount at all?

[...of J.Temperance]

I was looking earlier at the results for that race:

Robert McDonnell (R) 966,418 - 50.04%
Creigh Deeds (D) 963,250 - 49.88%

That's AWFULLY close...is it close enough to get a recount in Virginia? Would the recount be automatic or would Creigh Deeds have to personally request a recount?

If it's the latter, then I think he should be ENCOURAGED to request a FULL recount.

I suppose the Lt. Governor race isn't close ENOUGH for a recount, even though Bill Bolling got 50.66% to Leslie Byrne's 49.15%, unfortunately Bolling seems to have got a near 30,000 raw vote victory over Byrne.

[FSogol]

1. He has to request the recount. It is not automatic

Se: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=183x2787

[...of J.Temperance]

2. Okay thanks

Well I most definately think he should request a recount.

[FSogol]

3. Call him and tell him. At any rate, they have not finished the first

count yet.

[FSogol]

4. Current results from the State:

Precincts Reporting: 2421 of 2426 (99.79%)
Registered Voters: 4,451,487
Total Voting: 1,935,831
Voter Turnout: 43.49 %

R F McDonnell Republican 968,937 50.05%
R C Deeds Democratic 965,265 49.86%
Write Ins 1,629 0.08%
Total: 1,935,831

[...of J.Temperance]

5. Well I'm not in Virginia

But I've taken a huge interest in these Virginia elections. I'd still gladly call and email Creigh Deeds though.

[Progressive420]

6. What I just read

says he is asking for a recount and he predicts there wont be a clear winner for several weeks http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/V/VA_ELN_ATTORNEY_GENERAL_VAOL-?SITE=VAROA&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

[...of J.Temperance]

7. Oh well that's good news

I think that after a recount, Creigh Deeds will win :)

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[JWS]

9. The final count was a .05% difference. I believe both were at 50 percent

Too close to just let it go. Any news on whether they've asked for one?

[spooky3]

10. Yes; Deeds was on TV saying he was assembling his team to

decide whether to ask, I think. An election rep. said that whenever a vote is within 1%, candidates can ask for a recount and often do.

Also, I think they still have to count the absentee ballots, right?

The results shown on this site were less than 1000 votes apart:

http://sbe.virginiainteractive.org/

[JWS]

11. They still have absentees?

If that's done, would the margin still be within a thousand? You think Byrne will ask for a recount? That's almost as close.

[spooky3]

12. I believe they have not counted the absentee ballots yet.

A candidate can't ask for a recount until after the 28th, I think, when the results are certified. That gives the officials a chance to count all the absentee ballots.

It's anybody's guess as to where the final margin will be.

There was an article about this Weds. I think in the WaPo.

I don't know whether the absentee ballots will get Byrne within the 1% margin that she has to get into to request a recount.

[FSogol]

13. If the results are w/in 1% she can ask for a recount. n/t