Democrats Take Back Conceding the Virginia House and Are Now Pushing for Recounts in Two Seats

  When it comes to elections, Democrats will do anything to win or steal a one for their team.  Last week we reported that the results of th...

 

When it comes to elections, Democrats will do anything to win or steal a one for their team. 

Last week we reported that the results of the Virginia House election resulted in the Republicans regaining the House for the first time in years.

But that may have been premature.  The St. Louis Post Dispatch is reporting that Democrats are now holding back their concession of the Virginia House to Republicans.

Days after Democrats conceded control of the Virginia House of Delegates to Republicans, they walked back that concession as two key races in which the GOP holds razor-thin leads appeared headed for recounts.

As of Tuesday, vote counts show Republicans with 50 seats and holding slight leads in two additional seats that have still not been called by The Associated Press. Democrats have 47 seats and are leading in one other district that has not been called.

In both districts where Republicans are leading, the margins are under 0.5%, which allows candidates to request state-funded recounts.

In District 91, Democrat incumbent Del. Martha Mugler conceded to Republican challenger A.C. Cordoza Friday. Mugler’s concession was quickly followed by a statement from Democratic House Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn, who acknowledged that with Mugler’s concession, the Republicans had control of the House, with 51 seats.

But Mugler walked back her concession over the weekend after final absentee and provisional ballots were tallied and Cordoza’s lead shrunk to just 94 votes out of 27,388 votes counted.

In House District 85, Republican challenger Karen Greenhalgh’s lead over Democratic incumbent Del. Alex Askew narrowed to just 127 votes out of 28,413 votes counted after final absentee and provisional ballots were tallied.

Filler-Corn also appeared to temper her concession.

“The speaker’s stance is that there are provisions in place to make sure we can be certain what the outcomes are, and it’s always good to check. We’re just seeing what the outcome is going to be,” Filler-Corn spokesperson Sigalle Reshef said Tuesday.

The Democrats are never done until they steal every vote they can.  Don’t be surprised if votes show up out of nowhere.