(Goochland County, Va.) — The recount will soon be on. Fifth District Congressman Bob Good Wednesday filed a Petition for Recount in Goochland County Circuit Court. He wants a review of last month’s Republican Congressional primary.
The State Board of Elections last week certified first-term state Senator John McGuire the winner by a 374-vote margin. More than 62,000 votes were cast in the primary.
The next step is for the Chief Judge to grant the petition and set a recount date. On that day all of the documents and ballots will be securely transported to a central counting location in Goochland by members of local sheriffs’ offices.
In a statement, Good says they want to make sure that every primary election canvass was properly observed and that public data from election night is reviewed. “While this was not the election night outcome we had worked for, my team and I are doing everything we can to finalize a very tight race that sadly included months of unprecedented Swamp Dollar spending on dishonest ads and messaging,” said Good. “We haven’t given up, because the America you and I love is worth fighting for.”
Because the margin is six-tenths of a percent, Good will have to pay for the recount. The estimated cost is $100,000. If the margin were less than a half-percent, the recount would have been publicly-funded.
Unless the recount changes the results, McGuire will take on Democratic nominee Gloria Tinsley Witt in the November election.