Virginia Republican David Yancey Wins Tie-Breaking Drawing

[Dulcinea]

Virginia Republican David Yancey is the winner of a tie-breaking drawing for a House of Delegates seat, a result that appears to allow Republicans to barely hang on to control of the chamber.

Each candidate's name was placed in a film canister; those were then placed into a bowl and one name was drawn.

It's the latest chapter in an unusual and drawn-out process to decide a winner in House District 94 in Newport News. After a December recount, the Democratic candidate, Shelly Simonds, was initially declared the winner by just one vote.

https://www.npr.org/2018/01/04/573504079/virginia-republican-david-yancey-wins-tie-breaking-drawing

[SoCalNative]

1. Quelle Surprise

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[kacekwl]

2. Of course he did. n/t

[Midnight Writer]

3. Must be God's will.

[Nitram]

4. Neither of them could sue for a recount until the drawing took place. It's not over yet.

The decision to count a ballot with more than one candidate chosen and multiple x's crossing some of them out.

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