{"id":2293080,"date":"2024-07-11T21:01:53","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T01:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-rep-good-files-for-recount-against-trump-backed-candidate-who-won-primary-by-374-votes\/"},"modified":"2024-07-11T21:03:34","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T01:03:34","slug":"gop-rep-good-files-for-recount-against-trump-backed-candidate-who-won-primary-by-374-votes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-rep-good-files-for-recount-against-trump-backed-candidate-who-won-primary-by-374-votes\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP Rep. Good Files for Recount Against Trump-Backed Candidate Who Won Primary By 374 Votes"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgop-rep-good-files-for-recount-against-trump-backed-candidate-who-won-primary-by-374-votes%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2293080&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>U.S. Rep. Bob Good, a\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-senator-rips-kamala-harris-over-interview-i-couldnt-believe-it-not-a-way-of-working-together\/\" title=\"Democratic Senator Rips Kamala Harris Over Interview: \u2018I Couldn\u2019t Believe It,\u2019 \u2018Not A Way Of Working Together\u2019\">conservative member<\/a> of Congress, has filed a \u200dpetition for a recount after narrowly losing a primary \u200celection to a challenger backed\u200c by former President Donald Trump. Good&#8217;s campaign filed the petition in Goochland County, Virginia, and will be required to pay for the recount. \u200bThe race was \u2064extremely close, with the winner declared by a margin\u2063 of 374 votes out of nearly 63,000\u2064 ballots cast. Good \u200bplans to continue serving his constituents and fighting\u2063 for reduced spending, secure borders, and constitutional freedoms during the recount process.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"> <?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/ap-reports\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/ap-reports\/%20\"><span>The Associated Press<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   July 11, 2024 at 10:12am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>U.S. Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., one of Congress\u2019 most conservative members, filed a petition Thursday for a recount after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-trump-campaign-takes-fight-over-pennsylvania-election-and-mail-in-ballot-laws-to-us-supreme-court\/\" title=\"NEW: Trump Campaign Takes Fight Over Pennsylvania Election and Mail-In Ballot Laws to US Supreme Court\">state <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-rules-ca-gov-overstepped-his-authority-with-covid-order-issues-permanent-injunction-restraining-newsom-from-further-issuing-unconstitutional-orders\/\" title=\"Judge Rules CA Gov Overstepped His Authority with Covid Order, Issues Permanent Injunction Restraining Newsom From Further Issuing Unconstitutional Orders\">election officials<\/a><\/a> say he narrowly lost a primary last month to a challenger backed by former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-drops-bomb-george-clooney-slams-late-discovery-bidens-decline-get-politics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Good campaign said it filed the recount petition in Goochland County outside of Richmond.<\/p>\n<p>The campaign had the option of filing in any courthouse within the sprawling 5th Congressional District, which he has represented since 2021.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve been overwhelmed by the outpouring of support for the campaign to move ahead with the recount process. In the meantime, Congressman Good will continue serving his constituents and fighting for reduced spending, secure borders, and our constitutional freedoms,\u201d the campaign said in an emailed statement.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, the state board of elections declared state Sen. John McGuire the winner over Good in the 5th District primary.<\/p>\n<p>McGuire\u2019s margin of victory was 374 votes out of nearly 63,000 ballots cast, or six-tenths of a percentage point.<\/p>\n<p>Because the margin of victory was less than a percentage point, though, Good was entitled to seek a recount under state law.<\/p>\n<p>Good\u2019s campaign will be required to pay for the recount, though, because the margin is greater than half a percentage point. The campaign will get a refund if the recount results in Good\u2019s victory.<\/p>\n<p>The Associated Press said the race is too close to call and failed to declare a winner, citing Good\u2019s plans to seek a recount.<\/p>\n<p>Good had signaled for weeks that he would seek a recount.<\/p>\n<p>He has claimed that there were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-ag-barr-authorizes-federal-prosecutors-to-pursue-substantial-allegations-of-voting-irregularities-before-2020-election-is-certified\/\" title=\"BREAKING: AG Barr Authorizes Federal Prosecutors to Pursue &quot;Substantial Allegations&quot; of Voting Irregularities Before 2020 Election is Certified\">voting irregularities<\/a> in Lynchburg and elsewhere, but election officials have said the count is accurate and they are confident in the results.<\/p>\n<p>If Good loses, he would be the first House incumbent nationally to lose a primary challenge this year, with the exception of one race in which two incumbents faced off due to redistricting.<\/p>\n<p>Good, who chairs the hard-right House Freedom Caucus and has a staunchly conservative voting record, might have been immune to a primary challenge under normal political dynamics.<\/p>\n<p>But Good drew the ire of Trump voters after he endorsed Florida Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ron-desantis-takes-legal-action-biden-ideological-agenda-harms-women-girls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ron DeSantis<\/a> in the GOP presidential contest.<\/p>\n<p>Trump endorsed McGuire, a state senator and former Navy SEAL, and called Good a backstabber.<\/p>\n<p>Good also alienated the Republican establishment for his efforts to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.<\/p>\n<p>A Republican political action committee, Defending Main Street, which almost always spends money to support GOP incumbents, launched a $450,000 ad campaign against Good.<\/p>\n<p>In an emailed statement, McGuire campaign consultant Sean Brown said \u201c(r)ecounting the ballots and delaying the inevitable may make Bob feel better, but it won\u2019t make him congressman again.<\/p>\n<p>More people voted for John McGuire than voted for Bob Good, no matter how many times he counts it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The winner of the Republican primary will face Democrat Gloria Witt in November in a district that tilts conservative.<\/p>\n<p>Under state law, a Goochland County judge is expected to schedule a preliminary hearing in the next seven days to establish procedures for a recount.<\/p>\n<p>The Western Journal has reviewed this Associated Press story and may have altered it prior to publication to ensure that it meets our editorial standards.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/body><\/html><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Rep. Bob Good, a conservative member of Congress, has filed a petition for a recount after narrowly losing a primary election to a challenger supported by former President Donald Trump. Good&#8217;s campaign filed the petition in Goochland County, and will be required to pay for the recount. Good has claimed there were voting irregularities, but election officials maintain the count is accurate. If Good loses, he would be the first House incumbent to lose a primary challenge this year. The winner of the Republican primary will face Democrat Gloria Witt in November<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":2293081,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/577c40a5e4af48538a5333fd786fe5e7-scaled-e1720725350488.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[6203,4909,6275,20765,34745],"class_list":["post-2293080","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-gop","tag-primary","tag-recount","tag-representative","tag-trump-backed-candidate"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/577c40a5e4af48538a5333fd786fe5e7-scaled-e1720725350488.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2293080","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/136"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2293080"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2293080\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2293081"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2293080"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2293080"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2293080"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}