{"id":2316766,"date":"2024-07-31T14:02:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T18:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/good-luck-three-times-recounts-have-overturned-elections-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-31T14:10:15","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T18:10:15","slug":"good-luck-three-times-recounts-have-overturned-elections-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/good-luck-three-times-recounts-have-overturned-elections-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Good luck: Three times recounts have overturned elections &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fgood-luck-three-times-recounts-have-overturned-elections-washington-examiner%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=2316766&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>The\u200c article discusses the infrequency of recounts changing\u200d election results, illustrated by\u200b Congressman Bob Good&#8217;s (R-VA) situation, where he hopes a recount \u2062in his primary will help him \u2062retain his seat. Despite his hopes, the \u200darticle notes that much\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-host-asks-democrat-joe-manchin-about-filibuster-carveout-manchin-gives-a-brief-history-lesson\/\" title=\"CNN Host Asks Democrat Joe Manchin About Filibuster Carveout. Manchin Gives A Brief History Lesson.\">recent history shows<\/a> few recounts lead to altered\u2062 outcomes. It highlights three notable instances where recounts\u2063 did change\u200d the\u200c results.<\/p>\n<p>1. **2004 Washington Gubernatorial Election**: This race between Democrat Christine Gregoire and Republican\u2062 Dino Rossi was extraordinarily close, with Rossi initially leading by 261 votes. A \u200dmachine recount \u2062narrowed\u2064 this lead\u200b further to \u2062just 42 votes, prompting a \u200chand recount financed by the Democratic Party \u2063that ultimately resulted\u200d in Gregoire winning by 130 votes, following the discovery of previously uncounted \u200bballots.<\/p>\n<p>2. **2006\u200c Vermont Auditor of Accounts Election**: In \u2064this lower-profile race, incumbent \u2062Republican Randy Brock was initially declared the winner over Democrat Thomas Salmon by 137 votes. However, a recount\u200c revealed that \u200bSalmon\u2063 had actually won by 102 votes due to errors in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illegitimate-president-kamala-harriss-recent-hire-believes-bush-stole-2000-election-from-gore\/\" title=\"&#039;Illegitimate&#039; President: Kamala Harris&#039;s Recent Hire Believes Bush &#039;Stole&#039; 2000 Election from Gore\">initial vote count<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The article emphasizes the rarity of\u200b recounts successfully \u2062overturning certified election outcomes and contextualizes \u2063Bob Good&#8217;s situation within this historical\u2064 framework.  <\/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\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Good luck: Three times recounts have overturned elections<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1716802\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>As Rep. Bob Good (R-VA) hopes a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3105210\/freedom-caucus-bob-good-recount-begins-for-virginia-seat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"recount\">recount<\/a> in his primary will save him from losing his seat in <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"recount\">Congress<\/a>, the rarity of recounts changing results means he should not get his hopes up.<\/p>\n<p>In recent years, few race results have changed after <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/vote-recounts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"recounts\">recounts<\/a> despite many election challenges. With Good looking for a miracle in the GOP primary for Virginia&rsquo;s 5th Congressional District, here are three races where a recount flipped an election result.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2004 Washington gubernatorial election<\/h2>\n<p>Washington has not elected a Republican governor since 1980, but it nearly did so in 2004. The gubernatorial matchup between Democrat Christine Gregoire and Republican Dino Rossi was the closest governor&rsquo;s race in modern history.<\/p>\n<p>The initial count a week after the election found Rossi leading Gregoire by 261 votes, prompting a machine recount. Following the machine recount, Rossi&rsquo;s lead was narrowed to 42 votes.<\/p>\n<p>The closer margin prompted the state Democratic Party to pay for a hand recount, which initially put Gregoire up by eight votes before expanding her lead to 130 votes. The increased margin came after King County officials found votes that had been allegedly missed on initial counts, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.king5.com\/article\/news\/politics\/elections\/washingtons-2004-race-between-gregoire-and-rossi-the-closest-governors-race-in-us-history\/281-920546ef-b314-49e1-a983-aead104d1eea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"according to\">according to<\/a> KING 5.<\/p>\n<p>The close election set off a litany of court challenges, including over the additional votes found and other votes Republicans had argued had been cast illegally. The GOP court challenges were unsuccessful, with the final court case ending on June 7, 2005, months after Gregoire had been inaugurated as governor.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2006 Vermont auditor of accounts election<\/h2>\n<p>A lower-profile statewide race in Vermont two years later also featured a recount changing the outcome of a race.<\/p>\n<p>In the contest for state auditor, incumbent Republican Randy Brock was certified as the winner over Democratic challenger Thomas Salmon by 137 votes. The close margin was grounds for a recount.<\/p>\n<p>After the recount in December 2006, Vermont Secretary of State Deborah Markowitz announced that Salmon defeated Brock by 102 votes. Markowitz said the additional votes for Salmon in the recount were erroneously given to a third-party candidate in the initial count of the votes, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2006\/12\/22\/us\/22brfs-AUDITOR.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"according to\">according to<\/a> the <em>New York Times<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2008 Minnesota Senate election<\/h2>\n<p>One of the most bitterly contested recounts occurred in the 2008 Senate race in Minnesota. <\/p>\n<p>Republican Norm Coleman, the incumbent, was shown to be ahead of Democratic challenger Al Franken by roughly 215 votes in the initial count, but a recount then put Franken up by 225 votes. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-arizona-state-rep-issues-call-to-withhold-states-electoral-college-votes-to-joe-biden-due-to-significant-evidence-of-fraud\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Arizona State Rep Issues Call to Withhold State&#039;s Electoral College Votes to Joe Biden Due to Significant Evidence of Fraud\">state certified<\/a> the recount margin, but Coleman challenged the recount in court.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The legal challenges played out for months until the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled in Franken&rsquo;s favor in June 2009. Coleman declined to appeal further and conceded the race.<\/p>\n<p>A conservative watchdog group later alleged that it suspected more than 1,000 ineligible convicted felons voted in Democratic hotbeds in the Senate election, casting some doubt on the election results. Franken&rsquo;s Senate race victory gave Democrats a 60-seat supermajority in the chamber at the time.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1716802\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1716802\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>**Good luck: Three instances where recounts changed election outcomes**<\/p>\n<p>As Rep. Bob Good (R-VA) looks to a recount in his primary as a potential lifeline for his congressional seat, he should temper his expectations given how infrequently recounts alter results. In recent years, there have been few instances of race outcomes being reversed after recounts, despite numerous election disputes. With Good seeking an unlikely turnaround in the GOP primary for Virginia&#8217;s 5th Congressional District, here are three notable cases where a recount resulted in a changed election outcome.<\/p>\n<p>**2004 Washington Gubernatorial Election**<br \/>\nWashington has not elected a Republican governor since 1980, but it came close in 2004 during the tight race between Democrat Christine Gregoire and Republican Dino Rossi. A week post-election, Rossi was leading Gregoire by 261 votes, which led to a machine recount. This narrowed Rossi&#8217;s lead to just 42 votes. The Democratic Party then funded a hand recount that initially showed Gregoire ahead by eight votes before extending her lead to 130 votes after officials discovered previously uncounted ballots from King County. The narrow results sparked numerous court challenges regarding both the newly found votes and allegations of illegal voting by Republicans; however, these challenges were ultimately unsuccessful with the final court ruling occurring on June 7, 2005\u2014months after Gregoire had already taken office.<\/p>\n<p>**2006 Vermont Auditor of Accounts Election**<br \/>\nA less publicized statewide contest occurred two years later in Vermont when incumbent Republican Randy Brock was initially declared the winner over Democratic challenger Thomas Salmon by just 137 votes\u2014a margin that warranted a recount. Following this December recount, Vermont Secretary of State Deborah Markowitz announced that Salmon had actually defeated Brock by 102 votes due to errors that had assigned some of Salmon\u2019s initial tally to another candidate.<\/p>\n<p>**2008 Minnesota Senate Election**<br \/>\nOne of the most contentious recounts took place during Minnesota&#8217;s Senate race in 2008 between incumbent Republican Norm Coleman and Democratic challenger Al Franken. Initially showing Coleman ahead by about 215 votes, subsequent counting flipped the result with Franken leading by approximately 225 votes after the official recount was certified. Coleman contested this outcome legally for several months until June 2009 when the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled in favor of Franken; Coleman chose not to pursue further appeals and conceded defeat afterward. A conservative watchdog group later raised concerns about over a thousand potentially illegitimate voters casting ballots in areas favorable to Democrats during this election cycle\u2014adding some controversy around its legitimacy at that time<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2316767,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/election-recount.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[6571,5894,7379,32076],"class_list":["post-2316766","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-elections","tag-politics","tag-recounts","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/election-recount.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2316766","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\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2316766"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2316766\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2316767"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2316766"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2316766"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2316766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}