US EditionNorth Carolina state Senate leader requests recount in tight GOP primary
Phil Berger requested a recount after losing the Republican primary by 23 votes in Senate District 26, covering Rockingham and Guilford counties, triggering a state-mandated recount.
- On Tuesday, North Carolina Senator Phil Berger formally requested a machine recount in his Senate District 26 race against Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page, who leads by 23 votes.
- Friday's official canvass confirmed Page's lead of 23 votes, a margin well within the 1% threshold required under North Carolina law to trigger a recount.
- Berger requested that machines identifying overvotes or undervotes be hand-counted, citing one overvote and 134 undervotes in Rockingham County plus two overvotes and 83 undervotes in Guilford County.
- Sheriff Page expressed confidence the recount would "confirm the outcome," while the Rockingham County Board of Elections scheduled the procedure for Thursday, March 19 at 10 a.m.
- Berger retains the option to request a hand recount or file legal challenges if the machine recount does not resolve concerns, with a 5 p.m. Tuesday deadline for filing formal complaints.
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