A Democrat has won a seat in the Virginia House of Delegates previously held by a Republican by just a single vote, following a recount.
Democrat Shelly Simonds won the election against incumbent Republican Del. David Yancey by a single vote for the 94th District of the House of Delegates, meaning there is now a 50-50 tie between the parties.
“I knew it was going to be a roller coaster ride and the counts were going to change and votes were going to shift around, but I had faith in the system and final outcome,” Simonds said, according to the Washington Post. “This is part of a huge wave election in Virginia where voters came out in record numbers to force a change in Virginia, and I’m really proud to be part of that change and part of that wave election.”
In November, Yancey had been announced the winner of the election and went into the recount ahead of Simonds by 10 votes.
But out of the 23,866 votes cast in November, the recount revealed that Simonds received 11,608 and Yancey received 11,607.
A three judge panel is scheduled to certify the election results on Wednesday.
