Rep. Bob Good to pursue a recount after Virginia board certifies primary results
House Freedom caucus chair Bob Good plans to pursue a recount in his Virginia GOP House primary race, where he trails state Sen. John McGuire.
Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., plans to pursue a recount after Virginia’s elections board certified the results of his primary, which show Good, the House Freedom Caucus chair, narrowly trailing his Republican challenger.
The results from last month's GOP primary in Virginia's 5th District show state Sen. John McGuire ahead of Good, who faced opposition from former President Donald Trump and former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., by just 374 votes, or less than 1 percentage point.
That puts the race within the margin that allows a candidate to request a recount. But the margin is wide enough that Good would have to cover the cost of a recount himself, rather than the state.
"The people of our district are reaching out to our campaign demanding that we pursue a recount. Our donors, our volunteers, and our supporters expect it," Good's campaign manager and senior advisor Diana Shores said in a statement. "This isn’t about Bob Good. This is about the people of the district."
"Already thousands of dollars in donations have come in for our recount efforts," Shores added. "We will pursue the recount to settle any questions about the fairness or transparency of the election process. This way, voters can confidently move forward to the general election."
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