Tie-breaker name drawing, 1 more recount coming in Virginia
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — As election officials set about to break a tie in one Virginia House race and recount the votes in another, it's far from clear yet whether Republicans or Democrats will have control of the chamber next year.
Elections officials are expected to draw names at random on Dec. 27 to settle a declared tie in the 94th District in Newport News. Meanwhile, a recount and federal lawsuit may settle a crucial Fredericksburg-area district where about many voters were given the wrong ballots.
A three-judge panel certified the 94th District as tied at 11,608 to 11,608 on Wednesday, a day after a recount appeared to give Democrat Shelly Simonds the victory over Republican Del. David Yancey.