There could be a recount in the congressional race to represent the South Bay and the Peninsula's District 16, where two candidates are tied for second place.
There could be a recount in the congressional race to represent the South Bay and the Peninsula's District 16, where two candidates are tied for second place. Assemblymember Evan Low and Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian both garnered 30,249 votes. Former San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo is in first place 38,489. The San Mateo County Registrar of Voters said they received two requests for a recount in the District 16 House race.
The registrar of voters has seven days to look into the recount requests before a decision is made.Those who made the request need to say for which candidate they are requesting a recount. If a recount is done, someone could end up footing a hefty bill from the registrar.Low's campaign issued a statement following news of the recount request. 'This is a page right out of Trump's political playbook using dirty tricks to attack democracy and subvert the will of the voters.
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