U.S Rep. Bob Good, R-Campbell, speaks at a campaign rally in Powhatan County. (Charlotte Rene Woods/Virginia Mercury) Having likely lost to challenger state Sen. John McGuire, R-Goochland, 5th Congressional District Rep. Bob Good is seeking a recount. The Virginia State Board of Elections certified primary election results Tuesday — which opened a window of opportunity […]
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Freedom Caucus Chair Bob Good Loses Primary, But Plans To Demand Recount
Virginia election officials on Tuesday declared Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.), chairman of the ultra-conservative House Freedom Caucus, the loser in his close primary against state Sen. John McGuire. The determination came two weeks after Good’s primary and makes him the first casualty of GOP infighting this cycle. McGuire’s 374-vote margin is still slim enough that […]
Virginia certifies John McGuire’s primary victory over Rep. Bob Good, who says he’ll seek a recount
RICHMOND. Va. (AP) — The Virginia State Board of Elections on Tuesday certified the apparent narrow defeat of one of America’s most conservative congressmen to a challenger endorsed by former President Donald Trump in the state’s June 18 primaries. Tuesday’s certification does not end the matter, though. Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., who chairs the hard-right […]
Rep. Bob Good to pursue a recount with Virginia board set to certify primary results
Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., is planning to call for a recount in his hotly contested primary, where he trails state Sen. John McGuire by less than 400 votes. “The people of our district are reaching out to our campaign demanding that we pursue a recount. Our donors, our volunteers, and our supporters expect it,” Good’s […]
Recount board opts to count 132 absentee ballots originally rejected in June 4 primary
Three of Minnehaha County’s races from the June 4 primary had an official recount on Monday. And while no races flipped, the recount board did opt to include 132 absentee ballots that had been rejected on Election Day, following a challenge that some state and county officials have said fell outside the bounds of state […]
Bob Good vows to have recount, full investigation in GOP primary
Rep. Bob Good (R) declared that he will pursue a recount and a “full investigation” in his Virginia House election in Thursday comments. Good, the chair of the House Freedom Caucus, is facing a close election against his primary challenger, state Sen. John McGuire. McGuire declared victory Tuesday night, though the race had not been […]
Residents recount unsettling scenes fleeing Ruidoso fires to safety in neighboring Roswell
Evacuees settle in at the Eastern New Mexico University gymnasium Tuesday, June 18, 2024 after evacuating the Ruidoso area because of the South Fork and Salt fires. (Leah Romero / Source NM) When KC Counts left her cabin in Ruidoso on Tuesday, she saw smoke from a new fire start. About three hours later she […]
Prichard to decline recount, likely losing House seat
State Rep. Brandon Prichard, left, trails Rep. SuAnn Olson in the District 8 primary. He will likely be close enough to request a recount, but says he will not. (Photos provided by the North Dakota Legislative Assembly) Legislative races in two North Dakota districts are close enough to warrant possible recounts, including District 8, where […]
Brandon Herrera to request recount in primary runoff against U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales
YouTuber Brandon Herrera will request a recount Friday in his Republican primary runoff election against U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales. Herrera told The Texas Tribune he will request recounts in Bexar, El Paso, Medina and Uvalde counties after trailing Gonzales by 407 votes in a race that drew national attention as a fight between the more […]
Idaho confirms GOP primary results. This race came down to 2 votes, qualifies for recount
An eastern Idaho House GOP race came down to almost the narrowest of margins: two votes. State officials confirmed last month’s primary election results Wednesday, locking in place the outcome of a contest in the District 30 House seat B race between Rep. Julianne Young, R-Blackfoot, who secured 3,761 votes, and challenger Ben Fuhriman, who […]
‘It was horrible;’ Witnesses recount motorcycle crash that left 2 dead, 1 injured
Witnesses are sharing what they saw moments before a deadly motorcycle crash that killed two people Saturday. As reported on News Center 7 at 5, Saturday night law enforcement was dispatched to the intersection of Main Street (SR-48) and Philadelphia Drive for a crash between a motorcycle and a car. The preliminary investigation by Ohio […]
Omaha saw narrowest primary elections for Nebraska Legislature, with a recount possible
It remains too close to determine the top two candidates for the Nebraska Legislature’s north-central Omaha District 13 seat. Nick Batter, left, had a significant lead at about 38%. The next two in the race were separated by five votes as of the end of Tuesday, May 14, with about 23% each: Ashlei Spivey, center, […]