The race for governor of Virginia may be over, but the battle for attorney general is still waging:
In Virginia AG race, Obenshain(R) leads Herring(D) by 286 votes. 2.2M votes cast. http://t.co/a3rBgW1gkU #vagov
— Jenna Johnson (@wpjenna) November 6, 2013
More from WaPo:
As of noon Wednesday, with 100 percent of precincts reporting, state Sen. Mark D. Obenshain (R-Harrisonburg) was clinging to a 481-vote lead over state Sen. Mark Herring (D-Loudoun), with 2.2 million ballots cast, according to unofficial figures from the Virginia State Board of Elections.
Local election boards on Wednesday will begin examining “provisional” ballots — cast by voters who did not present legally acceptable ID or who may have come to the wrong polling place Tuesday. The boards must finish certifying their counts by Nov. 12.
The State Board of Elections is scheduled to certify the entire count Nov. 25. Only then can the trailing candidate ask for a recount, according to board spokeswoman Nikki Sheridan.
In #VAAG race, @MarkObenshain (R) widens margin over @SenMarkHerring to 690 votes, still well within 1% difference that would allow recount.
— Alison K. Gary (@AlisonKGary) November 6, 2013
The number will continue to change as provisional ballots are counted, but it looks like the vote difference should still fall within the margin required to put a recount into motion.
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Huge RT @AaronBlakeWP: 100% reporting in VA AG race. Obenshain ahead by 286.
— Matt Mackowiak (@MattMackowiak) November 6, 2013
Regardless of your political persuasion, there’s a lesson to be learned from this:
To everyone who said 'My vote won't matter': “@washingtonpost AG race…separated by…55 votes — out of 2,200,000 http://t.co/OiPhF4Ficw”
— Ben Strickler (@brstricks) November 6, 2013
If you wonder if your vote matters. “@wpjenna: In Va AG race, Obenshain leads by 286 votes. 2.2M votes cast. http://t.co/cQkB5cZzKC #vagov”
— Brad Jenkins (@bjenk) November 6, 2013
With Obenshain, Herring headed for a very close recount in Va. AG’s race, can everyone agree to stop saying 'my vote doesn't count.'
— danny laub (@dannylaub) November 6, 2013
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