Democrat wins Va. House seat in recount by single vote, creating 50-50 tie in legislature
Last edited Tue Dec 19, 2017, 06:48 PM - Edit history (1)
Source: Washington Post
Democrat wins Va. House seat in recount by single vote, creating 50-50 tie in legislature
By Gregory S. Schneider December 19 at 3:49 PM
NEWPORT NEWS A Republican seat flipped Democratic in a wild recount Tuesday - with the Democrat winning by a single vote - creating a rare 50-50 tie between the parties in the House of Delegates and refashioning the political landscape in Richmond.
Democrat Shelly Simonds emerged from the recount as the apparent winner in the 94th District of the House of Delegates, seizing the seat from Republican incumbent David Yancey. A three-judge panel still must certify the results, an event scheduled for Wednesday.
Of the 23,866 votes cast in the Newport News district on Election Day, Yancey held a tenuous lead of just 10 votes going into Tuesdays recount.
But five hours and much nailbiting later, after painstaking counting overseen by local elections officials and the clerk of court, Yanceys lead narrowed before it gradually disappeared and then reversed, allowing Simonds to beat him by one vote. ... The final tally: 11,608 for Simonds to 11,607 for Yancey.
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Fenit Nirappil contributed to this story, which is developing
Greg covers Virginia from the Richmond bureau. He was the Post's business editor for more than seven years, and before that served stints as deputy business editor, national security editor and technology editor. He has also been a reporter for the Post covering aviation security, the auto industry and the defense industry. Follow @SchneiderG
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/democrat-wins-va-house-seat-in-recount-by-single-vote-creating-50-50-tie-in-legislature/2017/12/19/3ff227ae-e43e-11e7-ab50-621fe0588340_story.html
Every. Vote. Counts.
More links coming, as not everyone can read the Post.
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IMPORTANT:
ETA: ehrnst had the story too, a few minutes before I did. I did not see his thread before I posted.
Hat tip to ehrnst.
Republicans lose their majority in the Virginia House of Delegates!!!!
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210003055
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Retweeted by David Fahrenthold: https://twitter.com/Fahrenthold
Entire state House flips b/c of a single persons vote.
Link to tweet
JUST IN from @SchneiderG: Democrat wins Va. House seat in recount by single vote; creating 50-50 tie in legislature
Link to tweet
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http://www.richmond.com
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Retweeted by Graham Moomaw: https://twitter.com/gmoomaw
BREAKING: Democrat Shelly Simonds appears to win Virginia House seat by A SINGLE VOTE, according to preliminary unofficial recount results.
Would mean 50-50 split of House.
Judge panel must certify results. Legal challenge probably coming.
Link to tweet
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If you are just tuning in, balance of power in Virginias House of Delegates rests on this recount right now. Democrat Shelly Simonds is ahead by one vote after trailing behind post-election by ten votes. If she keeps this win, its a 50-50 D-R House.
Link to tweet
PdxSean
(574 posts)William Seger
(10,779 posts)MustLoveBeagles
(11,636 posts)Congratulations Shelly Simonds
Clarity2
(1,009 posts)nycbos
(6,039 posts)Hortensis
(58,785 posts)I read that there is no tie-breaker for VA's house, though.
Congratulations, Shirley.
brush
(53,908 posts)Soylent Henry
(32 posts)Did they find another vote for the Dem?
barbtries
(28,811 posts)the republican hasn't conceded.
just guessing.
BumRushDaShow
(129,575 posts)Hope this holds!!!!
IronLionZion
(45,543 posts)we need Dems in state legislatures to fix gerrymandering and pass important legislation
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,046 posts)You never know when the tipping point comes that may for example discourage a primary challenge or discourage a Republicon opponent in the next election.
There are band wagon effects and you don't know where the tipping point is for each individual jumping on.
Political foes and friends decide who is "powerful" or not based mostly on vote counts, but each such decision has a tipping point that we do not know.
So, ... every vote counts!
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)getagrip_already
(14,848 posts)So what's going on with that district where we are asking for a new election?
This will cause an even bigger craw in their gullets than we had already put there.. heheheheheh.
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nycbos
(6,039 posts)karynnj
(59,505 posts)All recounts are of races where the Republican is ahead.
...I think
marylandblue
(12,344 posts)And the margin was almost certainly too large to change by recount. This was the one race where a recount could change the result, so WOO HOO!
karynnj
(59,505 posts)Gothmog
(145,627 posts)bucolic_frolic
(43,331 posts)And glad the recount was public, in full view for all to see ... and I say that no matter which way it went. Democracy and sunshine go together.
karynnj
(59,505 posts)What an amazing turn around!
UpInArms
(51,284 posts)Every vote matters!
Tarheel_Dem
(31,242 posts)DeminPennswoods
(15,290 posts)I'll bet every Dem who voted in this district believes it was their vote that was the difference. I think that will motivate them even more to vote in each and every future election.
grantcart
(53,061 posts)Cryptoad
(8,254 posts)any more recounts,,,,,,????
bluestarone
(17,060 posts)Gothmog
(145,627 posts)mahatmakanejeeves
(57,639 posts)mahatmakanejeeves
(57,639 posts)Last edited Tue Dec 19, 2017, 06:28 PM - Edit history (1)
on Musikladen in 1973 apparently, with the classic lineup:
deurbano
(2,896 posts)sprinkleeninow
(20,267 posts)Roland99
(53,342 posts)bucolic_frolic
(43,331 posts)was it 3, 4, 5? I thought I read the day after election that Democrats had to win 4 of 5 to take the House? Is that correct?
They did it?
William Seger
(10,779 posts)This is what extreme gerrymandering looks like.
ffr
(22,672 posts)More_Cowbell
(2,191 posts)Makes me wonder what the GOP is doing in elections.
not fooled
(5,802 posts)PAPER BALLOTS
underpants
(182,919 posts)F'ing LOVE IT!!!!
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,639 posts)westerebus
(2,976 posts)SkatmanRoth
(843 posts)mahatmakanejeeves
(57,639 posts)BY GRAHAM MOOMAW Richmond Times-Dispatch 35 min ago
Democrats claimed a one-vote victory Tuesday after a recount in a contested Newport News-area House of Delegates race, a stunning result that would create a 50-50 party split in the House.
Republicans went into last month's election with a 66-34 majority, but a single voter in the 94th District may have given Democrats the 16th seat they needed to fully erase the GOP majority and potentially usher in a power-sharing agreement.
Heading into the recount, Democrat Shelly Simonds trailed Republican Del. David E. Yancey by just 10 votes. The unofficial results Tuesday afternoon, which still have to be finalized Wednesday by the court overseeing the recount, showed Simonds with 11,608 votes to 11,607 for Yancey.
The Democratic wave in the Nov. 7 elections surpassed even the most optimistic Democrats' expectations. Flipping the 94th, the closest of four House recounts this month, sparked a second round of Democratic elation.
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gmoomaw@timesdispatch.com
(804) 649-6839
Twitter: @gmoomaw
PragmaticDem
(320 posts)Yay for Democrats and sanity!
mcar
(42,382 posts)Vote for the Democrat!
AllaN01Bear
(18,461 posts)they dont know what the heck they are talking about. get out and vote dang nabbit. use it or loose it.
spooky3
(34,483 posts)May go through!
StevieM
(10,500 posts)spooky3
(34,483 posts)Republicans into behaving in a more bipartisan way.
Heres an article describing this effect, even before todays result:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/local/virginia-politics/with-democratic-sweep-in-virginia-progressives-hopeful/2017/11/23/ba4fca40-cbb8-11e7-b0cf-7689a9f2d84e_story.html
riversedge
(70,321 posts)MarcA
(2,195 posts)scipan
(2,359 posts)Now they draw lots to determine the winner. Loser can demand a recount. The post was updated @ 2:30pm today.
This is a very good site for VA politics:
https://bluevirginia.us/2017/12/it-aint-over-til-its-over-hd-94-winner-still-may-be-in-doubt
Sorry to be a bummer but she may still win.
scipan
(2,359 posts)Link to tweet
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Roland99
(53,342 posts)riverwalker
(8,694 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,636 posts)This is fucking RIDICULOUS!
scipan
(2,359 posts)but from what I've read, nobody's sure you can get a recount of a recount...
guess we'll just have to wait...
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,639 posts)scipan
(2,359 posts)DU is on top of it as usual.
RussBLib
(9,039 posts)Damn, nothing but shit, shit, shit.