Category: recount

Election Recount Flips Midterm Race From Republican to Democrat by 1 Vote, Investigation Currently Underway | Facts Matter

Last month, there was an election recount held in the state of Massachusetts, and after the recount was over and all the dust had settled, the election result was flipped. The outcome went from a Republican winner to a Democrat winner—by just a single vote. Initially, when the results were all tallied up, the Republican…


NTD Evening News (Dec. 29): Brazilian Soccer Legend Pelé Dies at 82; Arizona Democrat Wins Election After Recount

Soccer legend Pelé passed away at the age of 82, according to an Instagram post published by his daughter on Dec. 29. The Democratic candidate won Arizona’s attorney general race after a recount. …


Pennsylvania County to Recount 2020 Election Results in 2023

Persistent questions from voters and a petition with 5,000 signatures have convinced the Lycoming County Commissioners in Pennsylvania to recount its 2020 election results. Around the state, loosely organized groups of voters have been asking various counties for recounts from 2020. “In our county, they approached our commissioners and leveled allegations that there were thousands…


Vote Recount Flips Massachusetts Midterm Race From Republican to Democrat by Just 1 Vote

A recount of votes in a Massachusetts state House of Representatives race has placed a Democratic challenger ahead of a Republican incumbent by a single vote after the latter was initially leading following the Nov. 8 elections. Democrat Kristin Kassner, a first-time candidate, is now leading her Republican opponent Lenny Mirra in the race for the…


Officials Give Update After Uncounted Votes on Memory Card Flips Georgia Election

Authorities in Cobb County, Georgia, provided an update on a city council race after it was flipped following the discovery of an overlooked memory card with uncounted ballots. Cobb County Communications Director Ross Cavitt confirmed to the Cobb Courier on Tuesday that after a recount, candidate Lynette Burnette won the special election for Kennesaw City…


Officials Give Update After Uncounted Votes on Memory Card Flip Georgia Election

Authorities in Cobb County, Georgia, provided an update on a city council race after it was flipped following the discovery of an overlooked memory card with uncounted ballots. Cobb County Communications Director Ross Cavitt confirmed to the Cobb Courier on Tuesday that after a recount, candidate Lynette Burnette won the special election for Kennesaw City…


Just Two Votes Separate Candidates in Crucial Florida Democratic Congressional Primary

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick is just two votes ahead of Dale Holness in the razor-thin special Democratic primary race for Florida’s 20th Congressional District after a day of recounting. As of Nov. 9, Cherfilus-McCormick is leading the way with 11,659 votes, or 23.76 percent while Holness has 11,657 votes, or 23.75 percent, as per Florida Election Watch. Election officials in Broward counties…


Possible Recount Looms in New Jersey Governor’s Race as Votes Still Being Tallied

The Republican challenging the Democrat New Jersey governor in the 2021 gubernatorial race may pursue a full recount if—after all outstanding ballots get counted—the winning margin for the governor is too small. The campaign of Jack Ciattarelli, a Republican who challenged New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy running for reelection, said on Monday in a statement…


Elections Canada Confirms Bloc Win Over Tories in Trois Rivieres After Recount

OTTAWA—The Bloc Québécois is being confirmed as the winner of the Quebec riding of Trois-Rivières after a judicial recount. Elections Canada says the Bloc beat the Conservatives by 83 votes, after votes were counted again. The Tories went to court to request a recount to check the original result, which had the Bloc winning the…


Judicial Recount Gives Trudeau’s Liberals One More Victory in Quebec

OTTAWA—The federal Liberals have picked up another seat in Quebec after a judicial recount Wednesday. Elections Canada confirmed that incumbent Brenda Shanahan will be returning to Parliament after the recount declared her the winner in Châteauguay-Lacolle over her Bloc Québécois rival by just 12 votes. That overturns preliminary results from the Sept. 20 election, which…