Category Archives: recounts

“Even with some very close races left to decide in California, a recount of ballots is rare”

November 11, 2018, 12:27 pmrecountsRick Hasen

John Myers for the LAT: No state in the nation had as many voters show up for last week’s midterm elections as California. Preliminary data show that about 12 million ballots were cast — some coming in races that produced… Continue reading

Recounts Likely in BOTH Florida Senate and Florida Governor’s Races

November 8, 2018, 12:15 pmrecountsRick Hasen

and there are concerns about the Broward ballots, and whether poor ballot design, ballot counting machine error or something else might explain the undervote for Senate. Stay buckled in. #BREAKING: Florida is now likely to have TWO recounts. DeSantis… Continue reading

“The 16 Races That Are Still Too Close To Call”

November 7, 2018, 8:23 pmrecountsRick Hasen

538 round up.

“Scott-Nelson race for U.S. Senate seat could be headed for a recount”

November 7, 2018, 8:15 pmrecountsRick Hasen

Miami Herald: Republican Gov. Rick Scott was clinging to a 25,920-vote advantage over Democratic incumbent Sen. Bill Nelson as of Wednesday evening — or just 0.32 percent of the 8.1 million ballots cast by Floridians. State law allows for a… Continue reading

Georgia: “Thousands of provisional ballots remain uncounted in Fulton County”

November 7, 2018, 8:10 pmelection administration, recountsRick Hasen

AJC: A day after the election, the governor’s race remained in limbo, with Secretary of State Brian Kemp declaring victory and Democrat Stacey Abrams vowing to hang in the race until every vote is counted. A number of other… Continue reading

Election Administrator’s Prayer Fail: Nelson-Scott Senate Fla. Race, Walker-Evers WI Gov. Race Could Go to Recounts; McSally-Sinema AZ Sen, Kemp-Abrams Ga. Gov. Race Still Counting

November 7, 2018, 8:21 amrecountsRick Hasen

Election Administrator’s prayer not answered last night in a number of high profile races. Nelson-Scott (Scott ahead) Walker-Evers (Evers ahead) McSally-Sinema (McSally ahead) Kemp-Abrams (Kemp ahead)

“There Are No Actual Set Rules for Counting Disputed Ballots; Here are some good ones.”

November 5, 2018, 1:52 pmelection administration, recounts, The Voting WarsRick Hasen

Ned Foley and Steve Huefner at Slate: This year, in particular, the temptation may be especially strong to distort the vote-counting process to achieve a victory for one side or the other. Given the refrain that the current elections are… Continue reading

“Ohio Supreme Court throws out Melanie Leneghan’s lawsuit challenging Troy Balderson’s 12th District victory”

August 24, 2018, 8:25 amrecountsRick Hasen

The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.

With Lamb Holding 627 Vote Lead in PA-18 Congressional Race, Republicans Raise Claims of Voting Irregularities, Possibility of Requesting Recount

March 14, 2018, 9:24 amelection administration, recountsRick Hasen

Philly.com: In a highly-watched special election in western Pennsylvania, Democrat Conor Lamb is currently maintaining a slim lead over Republican Rick Saccone Wednesday morning. With all precincts fully reporting and absentee ballots counted, Lamb holds a 627-vote lead over Saccone… Continue reading

“Virginia voters file appeal to block Republican from taking office in House race tainted by ballot mix-up”

January 8, 2018, 8:14 pmrecountsRick Hasen

WaPo: Four Democratic voters in Virginia are appealing a court decision that cleared the way for Republicans to take control of the state House of Delegates. At issue is whether errors that led some voters in an extremely close Northern… Continue reading

Crazy in Alabama: Why Isn’t Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill Correcting His Error About Recounts Made Last Night on CNN?

December 13, 2017, 8:04 amelection administration, recountsRick Hasen

As I explained in this post, it looks like Roy Moore cannot request a recount in the Alabama Senate race if the margin is greater than 0.5% (there’s an automatic recount for the 0.5% range). Last night on CNN,… Continue reading

“Wisconsin: Another Statewide Recount with Minimal Shifts”

December 13, 2016, 8:03 pmelection administration, recountsRick Hasen

FairVote: In statewide recounts small changes between the initial and recounted totals are to be expected–however recounts rarely change the winner. Examining over two-dozen statewide recounts that have taken place since 2000, FairVote has shown that the average change in… Continue reading

“Completed Wisconsin recount widens Donald Trump’s lead by 131 votes”

December 12, 2016, 1:46 pmrecountsRick Hasen

Wisconsin State Journal: Wisconsin’s historic presidential recount ended Monday and resulted in a net gain of 131 votes for President-elect Donald Trump over Democrat Hillary Clinton, the Wisconsin Elections Commission. The recount resulted in a net change of 1,769 additional… Continue reading

Federal Court Denies Stein Attempt to Force PA Recount

December 12, 2016, 9:12 amelection administration, recountsRick Hasen

Opinion: Unsuccessful Green Party Candidate Jill Stein and Pennsylvania voter Randall Reitz allege that because Pennsylvania’s voting machines might have been “hacked” during last month’s election, I must order the Commonwealth to conduct a recount of the votes cast for… Continue reading