California congressional race to replace Anna Eshoo heads toward a recount after a primary tie
It started with an unlikely second-place tie at 30,249 votes each, putting three Democrats on track to go head-to-head-to-head in the November election.
It started with an unlikely second-place tie at 30,249 votes each, putting three Democrats on track to go head-to-head-to-head in the November election.
It looked unlikely to experts that California's 16th Congressional District primary would move toward a recount, given the hefty price tag and apparent lack of motive.
Despite the apparent improbability, a voter has requested a recount, casting a three-person general election race into uncertainty.
Now, the San Francisco Bay Area district will sift again through thousands of ballots, upping the possibility that one of the candidates who tied for second place — Evan Low and Joe Simitian — will have their general election prospects slashed.
California voter Jonathan Padilla requested a recount, a Santa Clara official confirmed. Padilla is a former staffer for a previous campaign of front-runner Sam Liccardo, the former mayor of San Jose — a fact that his competitor Low was quick to pounce on.
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