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An election recount is a process by which votes cast in an election are re-tabulated to verify the accuracy of the original results. Recounts typically occur in the event of a close margin of victory, following accusations of election fraud, or due to the possibility of administrative errors. Recounts can either occur automatically or be requested by a candidate or voters. As of April 2024, 27 states had a statutory provision allowing for automatic recounts, and 43 states had a statutory provision allowing for requested recounts. To read more about recount laws across the country, click here.

Recounts can happen in races at any level, from local offices up to presidential elections. In the case of presidential elections, however, recounts are carried out at the state level rather than nationally.

According to a report published by FairVote, 31 recounts occurred in statewide elections between 2000 and 2019. Of those, 16 were held when the original margin of victory was of 0.15 percent or less. Three of the 31 recounts resulted in a reversal of the original election result.

On this page, you will find coverage of:

  • Statistics and trends: What are the overall trends for recounts in recent years? Take a deeper dive into the numbers.
  • Noteworthy recounts: The most interesting recounts that have taken place, covered on Ballotpedia or otherwise.[1]
  • State-specific laws: Learn how each state handles recounts within its jurisdiction.

Data about recounts

From 2000 to 2019, there were 31 recounts in statewide races across the country. Of those 31, there were three that resulted in a change of the election result. The average vote shift across all 31 recounts was 430 votes, which accounted for 0.024 percent of the vote in those races. This data comes from a report released by FairVote in November 2020 authored by Deb Otis, Declan Alvidrez, and Austin Bartola. To read the full report, click here. Highlights of their report are summarized below.

  • The report analyzed 5,778 statewide general elections from 2000 to 2019, and found that recounts occurred 31 times (0.54 percent). Of these 31, the report identified 16 as consequential, which was defined as having an original margin of victory of 0.15 percent or less.
  • The report identified three instances where a consequential recount resulted in a result reversal: U.S. Senate in 2008 in Minnesota, auditor in 2006 in Vermont, and governor in 2004 in Washington.
  • The average shift across all recounts was 430 votes, which accounted for 0.024 percent of the statewide vote in those races.
Statewide recount statistics (2000 to 2019)
Event Number Percent
Election 5,778 100%
Recount 31 0.54%
Consequential recount[2] 16 0.28%
Result reversal 3 0.052%

The table below lists the three recounts that resulted in reversals of the initial election result. In each case, a Democratic candidate overcame an initial vote deficit to defeat the Republican candidate. The three recounts averaged a vote swing of 393 votes.

Recounts resulting in a reversal (2000 to 2019)
Event Winning candidate Initial margin Recount margin Vote swing
U.S. Senate in Minnesota, 2008 Al Franken (D) -215 +225 440
Vermont State Auditor, 2006 Thomas Salmon (D) -102 +239 349
Governor of Washington, 2004 Christine Gregoire (D) -261 +129 390

Noteworthy recounts by year

Click on the tabs below to view noteworthy recounts that have occurred in that specific year.

2024

United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 2024

See also: United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 2024

On Nov. 13, 2024, Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt (R) announced that the unofficial results to the Nov. 5 general election triggered a legally required statewide recount. According to that announcement, Casey and McCormick received vote totals within one-half of one percentage point, requiring the recount.[3] As of the announcement, Casey had received 3,350,972 votes or 48.5% and McCormick received 3,380,310 votes, or 48.9%, according to the Pennsylvania Department of State. [3]

After Election Day, the Casey and McCormick campaigns clashed over several issues including the counting of provisional and undated or wrongly dated mail-in ballots.[4] The Casey campaign and allies challenged several county boards' of elections decisions not to count certain provisional ballots, while the McCormick campaign and allies filed several lawsuits to prevent the counting of mail-in ballots with incorrect date information.[4]

The Department of State called off the recount after Casey conceded to McCormick on Nov. 21.[5][6]


California's 16th Congressional District top-two primary

See also: California's 16th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 5 top-two primary)

Based on the certified results in this race, Evan Low (D) and Joe Simitian (D) tied for second place with 30,249 votes each. At the time of the election, California law did not require an automatic recount. Under the state's top-two primary system, both Low and Simitian would advance to the November 5 general election alongside Sam Liccardo (D), who finished with 38,489 votes.[7]

On April 9, a voter named Jonathan Padilla requested a recount. The recount was initially estimated to cost $320,000 and last 10 days. Padilla paid a deposit in order to begin the recount.[7]

On May 1, the recount concluded. Low beat Simitian by five votes.[8]

Virginia's 5th Congressional District Republican primary

See also: Virginia's 5th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 18 Republican primary)

Based on the certified results in this race, John McGuire (R) defeated incumbent Rep. Bob Good (R) by 374 votes. At the time of the election, Virginia law allowed Good to request a recount because the initial vote margin was within 1% of the total vote. Goochland County Circuit Court Judge Claude Worrell II ordered a recount on July 18.

The recount lasted for the duration of August 1. Based on final results, McGuire defeated Good by 370 votes.[9]

Arizona's 3rd Congressional District Democratic primary

See also: Arizona's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024 (July 30 Democratic primary)

Based on the certified results in this race, Yassamin Ansari (D) defeated Raquel Terán (D) by 42 votes.[10] Arizona law, automatic recounts are required if a candidate or measure is defeated by less than or equal to 0.5% of the total votes cast. On August 12, Secretary of State Adrian Fontes petitioned the Maricopa County Superior Court for a recount of election results, and Judge Jennifer Ryan-Touhill ordered a recount of election results.[9]

The recount took place from August 16 to August 19.[11] Based on final results, Ansari defeated Terán by 39 votes.[9]

North Carolina Supreme Court elections, 2024

See also:North Carolina Supreme Court elections, 2024

On May 7, 2025, Griffin conceded the election, ending all recounts and legal challenges to the outcome.[12]

Click below for a timeline of the recount and lawsuits filed.

  • May 7, 2025

    Griffin conceded the election. [12]

  • May 5, 2025

    Judge Richard Myers orders the Board of Elections to certify the election, but gives Griffin a week to appeal the decision. [13]

  • April 22, 2025

    The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a temporary block of the state supreme court's ruling on the 30-day curing process.[14]

  • April 15, 2025

    The State Board of Elections filed in federal court, saying that the number of ballots which were affected by the state court's decision was 1,675 votes.[15]

  • April 14, 2025

    The League of Women Voters filed a lawsuit in the Eastern District of North Carolina to prevent the State Board of Elections from removing military voters from the results.[16]

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Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2024

See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2024

In House District 14B, incumbent Dan Wolgamott (D) led Sue Ek (R) 10,005 to 9,814 votes, a margin of 191 votes, or 0.96% of the total votes cast.[51] Sherburne County released a statement that an upload failure on election night made it appear that Ek initially won by four votes and that the county would pay for a recount.[52] The recount reflected that Wolgamott won by 190 votes, one fewer than the original count.[53]

In House District 54A, incumbent Brad Tabke (D) led Aaron Paul (R) 10,973 to 10,959 votes, a margin of 14 votes, or 0.06% of the total votes cast.[54] The recount reflected that Tabke won by 15 votes, one more than the original count.[53]

On January 14, 2025, a district court judge ruled Tabke the winner of the race following a lawsuit.[55] Minnesota House Republicans sued for a rerun of the race after a post-election audit revealed that 21 absentee ballots were lost in Scott County.[56]

2022

United States Senate election in Pennsylvania Republican primary

See also: United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 2022 (May 17 Republican primary)

Pennsylvania law required a recount because the initial vote margin was within 0.5% of the total vote. Pennsylvania Secretary of State Leigh Chapman ordered a recount on May 25 that lasted from May 27 to June 8.[57] Before the recount, Mehmet Oz led David McCormick by 902 votes.[58] Based on final results, Oz beat McCormick by 951 votes.[59]

McCormick's campaign sued to have ballots counted that were mailed and received on or before election day but did not have a written date on the envelope. The lawsuit cited a ruling by the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in a case relating to a 2021 judicial election that required such ballots to be counted.[58] On May 31, the Supreme Court of the United States issued an administrative stay of the Third Circuit's ruling pending further action, meaning such ballots would not have to be counted.[60]

Texas' 28th Congressional District election Democratic primary runoff

See also: Texas' 28th Congressional District election, 2022 (May 24 Democratic primary runoff)

Under state law, candidates may request a recount if the margin of victory is less than 10%. Jessica Cisneros requested a recount and the Democratic Party of Texas approved the recount request.[61][62] Before the recount, Henry Cuellar led Cisneros by 187 votes.[63] The recount confirmed Cuellar's victory by a margin of 289 votes.[64]

2021

Florida's 20th Congressional District Democratic primary

See also: Florida's 20th Congressional District special election, 2022 (November 2, 2021, Democratic primary)

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick won the special Democratic primary for Florida's 20th Congressional District on November 2, 2021. Eleven candidates ran. The special election on January 11, 2022, filled the vacancy left by Alcee Hastings (D), who died on April 6, 2021.[65] Hastings had been in office since 1993. As of September, Inside Elections rated the special election Solid Democratic. Hastings was re-elected in 2020 with 79% of the vote.

Florida Secretary of State Laurel Lee (R) ordered a recount of votes on November 4. Cherfilus-McCormick was leading Dale Holness by three votes. Under Florida law, a machine recount is required if the initial election night result is within 0.5 percentage points. If the machine recount results in a margin within 0.25 percentage points, a manual recount occurs. Click here for more information. Cherfilus-McCormick maintained a lead of five votes after the recount and once overseas and military ballots were counted.[66] Holness filed two lawsuits in the end of November, and no judges took the cases up before the January 11, 2022, special election.[67] Click here for a timeline of events occurring in the aftermath of the election.

2020

Presidential vote in Georgia

See also: Presidential election in Georgia, 2020

On November 6, 2020, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) said that a statewide recount was likely due to the narrow margin of votes separating President Donald Trump (R) from former Vice President Joe Biden (D). Raffensperger said, "This process is and will remain open and transparent to monitors."[68]

The Trump campaign appointed Rep. Doug Collins (R) to lead the campaign's recount efforts. On November 10, 2020, Collins filed the following formal requests with Raffensperger:[69][70][71]

  • "There must be a full comparison of absentee ballots cast and in-person and provisional ballots cast throughout the state."
  • "[T]here must be a check for felons and other ineligible persons who m ay have cast a ballot.
  • "[The] Secretary of state should announce a full hand-count of every ballot cast in each and every county due to widespread allegations of voter irregularities, issues with voting machines, and poll watcher access."

On November 11, 2020, Raffensperger announced that Georgia would conduct a hand-count audit of its presidential election results. The target date for completing the audit was November 20, 2020, the state's certification deadline.[72]

On November 19, 2020, Raffensperger announced the results of the hand-count audit, which confirmed Biden's victory over Trump. The audit revealed a 0.1053 percent discrepancy in the statewide vote total, and a 0.0099 percent variation in the margin of victory, between the hand count and the initial machine count. The audit uncovered approximately 5,000 ballots that were not tallied during the initial machine count, which election officials attributed to human error. This resulted in a net gain of 1,272 votes for Trump.[73][74]

On November 21, the Trump campaign requested a recount. That recount was conducted by rescanning ballots through tabulation machines, in contrast with the hand-count audit that concluded on November 19, 2020. The machine recount ended on December 4, 2020. The outcome of the race was unchanged, and Raffensperger recertified the results on December 7, 2020.[75][76][77]

Presidential vote in Wisconsin

See also: Presidential election in Wisconsin, 2020

On November 18, 2020, President Donald Trump (R) and Vice President Mike Pence (R) petitioned the Wisconsin Elections Commission for recounts in Dane and Milwaukee counties. In their petition, Trump and Pence alleged that "mistakes and fraud were committed throughout the state of Wisconsin, including particularly in the city of Madison, the city of Milwaukee, and throughout Dane County and Milwaukee County."[78]

The Trump campaign wired the state elections commission $3 million to pay for the costs of the recounts. Late in the evening on November 18, 2020, after deadlocking on a number of procedural points, the commission's three Democrats and three Republicans voted unanimously to approve the recount, which got underway on November 19, 2020.[79][80]

On November 27, 2020, Milwaukee County announced the results of its recount. On November 29, 2020, Dane County followed suit. The recounts in these two counties resulted in a net gain of 87 votes for Biden.[81]

Iowa's 2nd Congressional District election

See also: Iowa's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020

Prior to the first recount, incumbent Rita Hart (D) led Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R) by 162 votes. Secretary of State Paul Pate (R) requested a recount in Jasper County after County Auditor Dennis Parrot informed the state that human error had resulted in 591 Election Day ballots from one precinct being counted incorrectly.[82] Pate requested a second recount in Lucas County on Nov. 10 after learning one of the county's precincts had not been included in the county's vote total.[83] On Nov. 13, Hart requested a full recount, which ended on Nov. 30. Following the third and final recount, Miller-Meeks was certified as the winner, leading Hart by six votes.[84] On Dec. 2, Hart announced she would contest the election results before the U.S. House.[85] On March 31, 2021, Hart dropped her petition before the House Administration Committee, ending her challenge.[86] Click here to learn more.

New York's 22nd Congressional District election

See also: New York's 22nd Congressional District election, 2020

On Nov. 30, Claudia Tenney (R) led incumbent Anthony Brindisi (D) by twelve votes in the election's first official vote count.[87] On Dec. 8, New York Supreme Court Justice Scott DelConte ordered a review and partial recount of disputed absentee/mail-in and affidavit ballots stemming from a lawsuit involving both candidates. County election boards were ordered to correct errors or, if those errors could not be corrected, conduct a manual recount.[88] On Feb. 5, 2021, DelConte ordered the New York State Board of Elections to certify the final results, in which Tenney defeated Brindisi by 109 votes.[89]

Alaska House of Representatives election District 27

See also: Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2020

A group of eleven qualified voters requested a recount in House District 27. Prior to the recount, Liz Snyder (D) led incumbent House Minority Leader, Lance Pruitt (R), by thirteen votes. As a result of the recount, Snyder defeated Pruitt by eleven votes.[90] This recount had the ability to change the partisan control of the chamber from a minority coaltion to Republican control. After assuming office, Snyder joined the multipartisan minority coalition, which retained control of the chamber.

2018

Alaska House of Representatives District 1 election

See also: Alaska House of Representatives elections, 2018

Prior to the recount in District 1, Bart Lebon (R) and Kathryn Dodge (D) were tied. The recount was automatically initiated as required by state law. As a result of the recount, LeBon defeated Dodge by one vote.

Florida gubernatorial election

See also: Florida gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018

Prior to the recount, Ron DeSantis (R) led Andrew Gillum (D) by a margin of 0.41 percent, about 36,000 votes. The recount was automatically initiated as required by state law. As a result of the recount, DeSantis maintained his 0.41 percent margin of victory, although his vote lead decreased to about 32,500.

Maine's 2nd Congressional District election

See also: Maine's 2nd Congressional District election, 2018

Jared Golden (D) led Bruce Poliquin (R) by 1.0 percent. Poliquin requested the recount, and state law required he pay a $5,000 deposit because the margin of victory exceeded the maximum threshold for an automatic recount. Poliquin later requested the recount be called off.

U.S. Senate election in Florida

See also: United States Senate election in Florida, 2018

Prior to the recount, Rick Scott (R) led Bill Nelson by 0.14 percent, about 15,000 votes. The recount was automatically initiated as required by state law. As a result of the recount, Scott defeated Nelson by a 0.2 percent margin of victory, although his vote lead decreased to about 10,000. .

2017

Virginia House of Delegates elections

See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2017 (timeline)

District 28

Prior to the recount, Robert Thomas Jr. (R) had a 86-vote lead over Joshua Cole (D). Cole requested the recount, as state law allows candidates when the margin is less than 1 percent. As a result of the recount, Thomas won the contest by 73 votes, a 13-vote swing for Cole.

District 40

Prior to the recount, Tim Hugo (R) had a 86-vote lead over Donte Tanner (D). Tanner requested the recount, as state law allows candidates when the margin is less than 1 percent. As a result of the recount, Hugo won the contest by 99 votes, a 13-vote swing for Hugo.

District 68

Prior to the recount, Dawn Adams (D) had a 336-vote lead over Manoli Loupassi (R). Loupassi requested the recount, as state law allows candidates when the margin is less than 1 percent. As a result of the recount, Adams won the contest by 347 votes, an 11-vote swing for Adams.

District 94

Prior to the recount, David Yancey (R) had a 10-vote lead over Shelly Simonds (D). Simonds requested the recount, as state law allows candidates when the margin is less than 1 percent. As a result of the recount, the contest was officially declared a tie, a 10-vote swing for Simonds. Yancey ultimately won the seat when the tie result was decided by lot.

2016

Presidential vote in Wisconsin

See also: Presidential election in Wisconsin, 2016

Jill Stein (G) requested a full recount of Wisconsin's presidential election on Nov. 25, 2016.[91] Prior to the recount, Donald Trump (R) led Hillary Clinton (D) by 27,257 votes. The recount began on Dec. 1 and finished on Dec. 12.[92][93] As a result, Clinton gained 713 votes and Trump gained 844, adding 131 votes to his margin of victory.[93]

Presidential vote in Nevada

See also: Presidential election in Nevada, 2016

Partly in response to Jill Stein's (G) requested presidential election recount in Wisconsin, Rocky De La Fuente (Reform) requested a partial recount of Nevada's presidential election results in Clark, Douglas, Mineral, and Nye counties and Carson City on Nov. 29.[94][95] The recount began on Dec. 5 and finished on Dec. 8.[96][97] As a result, Clinton lost nine votes and Trump lost six, subtracting three votes from Clinton's margin of victory.[98]

2008

U.S. Senate election in Minnesota

See also: Al Franken#2008

Prior to the recount, Norm Coleman (R) led Al Franken (D) by 206 votes. The recount was automatically initiated as required by state law. As a result of the recount, Franken won the contest by 312 votes, a swing of 518 votes for Franken.[99]

2004

Washington gubernatorial election

See also: Governor of Washington

Prior to the recount, Dino Rossi (R) led Christine Gregoire (D) by 261 votes. The recount was automatically initiated as required by state law. A first electronic recount reduced Rossi's lead to 42 votes. A hand recount requested by the state Democratic Party resulted in Gregoire victory by 129 votes, a swing of 390 votes for Gregoire.[99]

2000

Presidential vote in Florida

See also: George W. Bush#2000 presidential election

On election night, George W. Bush (R) led Al Gore (D) by 1,700 votes. The recount was automatically initiated as required by state law. The recount reduced Bush's lead to 317 votes, and Gore asked for a manual recount in four counties. Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris certified results of that recount, giving Bush a 537-vote lead. Gore appealed to the Florida Supreme Court, which ruled in his favor and called for a statewide recount of "undervote" ballots. Bush appealed to the Supreme Court of the United States, which ordered the recount to be put on hold until it could hear arguments in the case. The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in Bush v. Gore that there was not enough time for a solution to be put in place by the time the electoral college voted. Bush remained the certified winner in Florida, and Gore conceded the presidential election the next day.[100]

1984

Indiana's 8th Congressional District

The U.S. House of Representatives last reversed the results of a state-certified election in 1984. In that election, Indiana's certified results had Rick McIntyre (R) defeating incumbent Frank McCloskey (D) by 34 votes in the contest for Indiana's 8th Congressional District. The House, with a Democratic majority, conducted its own recount and concluded that McCloskey had defeated McIntyre by four votes out of over 233,000 ballots cast, a margin. McCloskey was sworn into office.[101]

Recount laws by state

See also: Election recount laws and procedures in the 50 states

The sections below display recount laws across the fifty states. States with Automatic threshold below have a statutory provision for automatic recounts, and this describes the threshold required for an automatic recount. States with Requesting a recount below have a statutory provision that allows candidates, voters, or other individuals to request a recount and describes the requirements for requesting a recount. To navigate to your state, click it on the map below. Are any of these figures out of date? Click here to let us know.

As of April 2024, 27 states had a statutory provision allowing for automatic recounts, and 43 states had a statutory provision allowing for requested recounts. Click the map below to learn more about recall laws in that state.

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Click [show] on the table below to see the availability of recounts in each state.

As of September 2025, state law in 48 states included a recount provision, automatic recounts are possible in 28 states, and requested recounts are possible in 43 states.

The map and table below outline the type of recount laws in each state.

Recount laws by state
State Does state law include a recount provision? Are automatic recounts possible? Are requested recounts possible? Citation
Alabama Yes Yes Yes 16-20,21
Alaska Yes Yes Yes 20.430-490
Arizona Yes Yes No[102][103] 16-661,249
Arkansas Yes No Yes 7-5-319
California Yes No Yes 15620-15634
Colorado Yes Yes Yes 1-10.5
Connecticut Yes Yes No 9-445,6-311a
Delaware Yes Yes Yes 5702(C,E)
District of Columbia Yes Yes Yes 1-1001.11(a)
Florida Yes Yes No 102.141,166
Georgia Yes No Yes 21-2-495,499
Hawaii Yes Yes No 11-158
Idaho Yes No Yes 34-2301-2309
Illinois Yes No Yes 5/22-9.1, 18
Indiana Yes No Yes 3-12-11-1-10
Iowa Yes No Yes 43.56 & 50.48
Kansas Yes No Yes 25-3107
Kentucky Yes Yes Yes 120.017,095,185,250,280
Louisiana Yes No Yes 18-1451 & 1453
Maine Yes Yes Yes 737-A
Maryland Yes No Yes 12-101-107
Massachusetts Yes No Yes 54:135,A,B
Michigan Yes Yes Yes 168.879-894
Minnesota Yes Yes Yes 204C.35-361
Mississippi No No No N/A
Missouri Yes No Yes 115.601
Montana Yes Yes Yes 13-16-201-11
Nebraska Yes Yes Yes 32-1119,1121
Nevada Yes No Yes 293.403-405
New Hampshire Yes No Yes 660:1-16
New Jersey Yes No Yes 19:28-1,2,3
New Mexico Yes Yes Yes 1-14-14 to 25
New York Yes Yes Yes 9-208
North Carolina Yes Yes Yes 163-182.7,182.7A
North Dakota Yes Yes Yes 16.1-16-01
Ohio Yes Yes Yes 3515.01-072
Oklahoma Yes No Yes 26-8-109 to 117
Oregon Yes Yes Yes 258.006-300
Pennsylvania Yes Yes Yes 3154g,3261-3
Rhode Island Yes No Yes 17-19-37.1
South Carolina Yes Yes No 7-17-280
South Dakota Yes Yes Yes 12-21-1 to 37
Tennessee No No No 2-17,18
Texas Yes Yes Yes 211 to 216
Utah Yes Yes Yes 20A-4-401
Vermont Yes Yes Yes 17-51-2601,2602
Virginia Yes No Yes 8-24.2-800 to 802.3
Washington Yes Yes Yes 29A.64
West Virginia Yes No Yes 3-6-9
Wisconsin Yes No Yes 9.01 & 5.90
Wyoming Yes Yes Yes 22-16-109 to 114


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Footnotes

  1. These are selected by Ballotpedia staff based on the type of office up for election, how close the initial election result was, and the recounts' potential impact on partisan control of an office or legislative body.
  2. Original margin of victory of 0.15 percent or less.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named pagov
  4. 4.0 4.1 The Philadelphia Inquirer, "Pennsylvania’s Senate race is now playing out in county board rooms and the courtroom" November 15, 2024
  5. X,"Bob Casey Jr.," November 21, 2024
  6. Spotlight PA, "Pennsylvania calls off recount in U.S. Senate race after Casey concedes to McCormick," November 22, 2024
  7. 7.0 7.1 Politico, "Tied California House race heading to a recount," April 9, 2024
  8. The Mercury News, "Congressional recount: Evan Low heads to November election as Joe Simitian is knocked off the ballot" May 1, 2024
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 Cardinal News, "5th District recount confirms McGuire’s victory over Good," August 1, 2204 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "Recount Results" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "Recount Results" defined multiple times with different content
  10. Mericopa County Voter Registration and Elections, "Board of Supervisors Canvasses Maricopa County 2024 Primary Election Results," August 12, 2024
  11. Tucson Sentinel, "Tight Phoenix-area congressional primary goes to automatic recount in Arizona," August 15, 2024
  12. 12.0 12.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Conceded
  13. AP News, "Federal judge says results of North Carolina court race with Democrat ahead must be certified," May 5, 2025
  14. The Raleigh News & Observer, "Federal judges block NC Supreme Court election ‘cure’ process — for now," April 22, 2025
  15. The Assembly NC, "Elections Officials Narrow Jefferson Griffin’s Path to Victory," April 16, 2025
  16. League of Women Voters, "Impacted Voters, League of Women Voters of North Carolina File Lawsuit to Defend North Carolina Voters from Post-Election Disenfranchisement," April 14, 2025
  17. The Carolina Journal, "Federal judge orders NC Supreme Court election plan to proceed" April 12, 2025
  18. The New York Times, "Thousands of Voters Must Verify Information in Contested Election, N.C. Supreme Court Rules," April 11, 2025
  19. The Carolina Journal, "Griffin must respond Friday to filings in NC Supreme Court election dispute" April 10, 2025
  20. The New York Times, "N.C. Supreme Court Halts Voter Eligibility Review in Contested Judicial Race," April 7, 2025
  21. The Carolina Journal, "Appeals Court orders new vote calculations in NC Supreme Court election dispute" April 4, 2025
  22. The Carolina Journal, "Appellate judges reject full court hearing of Griffin-Riggs election dispute," March 14, 2025
  23. Carolina Journal, "Top NC court rejects request to take Griffin/Riggs election dispute now," February 20, 2025
  24. Carolina Journal, "State elections board asks top NC court to take up Griffin/Riggs election dispute," February 17, 2025
  25. Carolina Journal, "State elections board confirms it will seek NC Supreme Court review of Griffin/Riggs dispute," February 13, 2025
  26. CBS 17, "Jefferson Griffin appeals Wake County judge’s decision in NC Supreme Court race," February 10, 2025
  27. NC Newsline, "GOP Judge Jefferson Griffin appeals trial court loss in his effort to throw out votes," February 10, 2025
  28. Associated Press, "North Carolina judge’s ruling retains close court election result, but more legal steps are expected," February 7, 2025
  29. The New York Times, "Federal Ruling Says State Courts Should Decide North Carolina Election Case," February 4, 2025
  30. The Raleigh News & Observer, "Federal appeals court to hear NC GOP challenge of 65,000 votes in Supreme Court election, January 27, 2025
  31. Carolina Journal, "Trial court hearing scheduled Feb. 7 in NC Supreme Court dispute," January 27, 2025
  32. Associated Press, "North Carolina Supreme Court passing for now on ruling if ballots in close race are valid," January 22, 2025
  33. WRAL News, "In blow to GOP, NC Supreme Court won't fast-track lawsuit seeking to throw out 60,000 ballots," January 22, 2025
  34. Associated Press, "More legal briefs sought in unresolved North Carolina Supreme Court election," January 10, 2025
  35. Carolina Journal, "Griffin seeks NC Supreme Court stay, elections board appeals to 4th Circuit," January 7, 2025
  36. Carolina Journal, "NC Supreme Court grants stay, blocks certification of election between Griffin, Riggs," January 7, 2024
  37. Carolina Journal, "Federal judge sends Griffin’s NC Supreme Court election complaint back to state court," January 6, 2025
  38. The Carolina Journal, "Elections board urges federal judge to keep NC Supreme Court dispute, rule against Griffin," January 1, 2025
  39. Carolina Journal, "Judge orders NC elections board to explain why Griffin protest belongs in federal court," December 27, 2024
  40. Restoration News Media, "Federal injunction sought in North Carolina Supreme Court election," December 26, 2024
  41. Carolina Journal, "Federal judge denies temporary restraining order in NC Supreme Court ballot dispute," December 20, 2024
  42. Associated Press, "A trailing North Carolina Supreme Court candidate asks the court to get involved in his race," December 18, 2024
  43. WXII, "NC State Board of Elections will not order full recount in Supreme Court contest," December 11, 2024
  44. The Charlotte News & Observer, "NC elections board rejects GOP challenge of 60,000 ballots in Supreme Court race," December 11, 2024
  45. WRAL, "Riggs' lead grows after 2nd recount in NC Supreme Court race. Elections officials won't order a third," December 10, 2024
  46. WRAL, "Republican calls for second recount in NC Supreme Court race," December 2, 2024
  47. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named TheCJournal
  48. 48.0 48.1 WRAL, "Amid Supreme Court recount, NC elections board approves plan for reviewing 60,000 contested ballots," November 20, 2024
  49. Associated Press, "A recount will happen in the extremely close race for a North Carolina court seat," November 19, 2024
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