NC-04: Nida Allam (D) plans to call for recount in North Carolina's 4th District congressional race
Nida Allam, a candidate for North Carolina's 4th District seat in Congress, plans to call for a recount of Tuesday's election results after less than 1 percent of the total votes separated incumbent Rep. Valerie Foushee (D-N.C. 4th) from Allam.
Foushee led Allam in Tuesday's results by just over 1,200 votes, with Foushee receiving 49.18 percent of the vote while Allam received 48.22 percent of the vote. Mary Patterson, a newcomer to politics, received 2.6 percent of the vote.
Results in non-statewide races that are separated by less than 1 percent of the total votes cast are eligible for a recount in North Carolina. With Foushee and Allam being separated by 0.96 percent of the vote, the race is barely within the eligible margin for a recount.
"With nearly all the votes counted, the margin of this election is just 1,200 votes, less than 1%. Under North Carolina law, this means our campaign has the right to demand a recount, depending on outstanding provisional and military ballots, which we will inquire to the Board of Elections tomorrow for more information," Allam wrote in a statement to The Daily Tar Heel. "I am so grateful to all the volunteers and supporters who went up against nearly $2 million in AI lobby and corporate PAC spending."
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