The OFFICIAL 2013 Election Results Thread

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New numbers from the Virginia State Board of Elections' website:   

Obenshain   1,102,039   49.92%   
Herring   1,100,767   49.86%   
Write-in   4,994   0.23%   
Total Votes   2,207,800

Obenshain +1,272

This was largely due to a missing precinct in Bedford County.  The supposedly missing Fairfax absentees are not reflected yet.  Those should give Herring the lead if/when included.

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According to the Washington Post, there are 1,951 unrecorded votes in Fairfax County's Mason district voting center. 

If those are all the missing absentees and there are no other changes, Herring would need to win about 82.5% of them to erase Obenshain's 1,272 vote lead.  The CD-8 absentees that are in so far are 73.5% Herring.

According to the Fairfax County Electoral Board, there's an open meeting tomorrow at 10AM to present the results of the absentee ballot investigation, and a meeting on the county's provisional ballots starting at 2PM.  They expect concluding the overall canvass on Sunday.

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Unofficially via Twitter, the good news for Herring, there were 3,008 missing absentees found in Fairfax County.  The bad news is that they only broke 68.8% for Herring, so he's still behind by 120 or 130 after another 10 votes were found for him in the unofficial Fairfax recanvass.

It will come down to the provisional ballots and any additional mistallies.

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The latest numbers from the Virginia State Board of Elections, which includes the missing Fairfax absentees:

Obenshain   1,103,436   49.88%   
Herring   1,103,381   49.88%   
Write-in   5,145   0.23%   
Total Votes   2,211,962

Or Obenshain +55.

The results don't include the known provisional ballots from Richmond city, which should net Herring another 11 votes, leaving Obenshain with a 44-vote lead.

Provisionals are still out from 44 localities, including Fairfax County, which has up to 490 that might be counted.  And canvassing is still going on, so some other errors might be out there.

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The lead is cut to 17.

What should I sacrifice for a Herring win?

Nothing.  Barring some other unknown error, Herring should pull ahead after the Fairfax County provisionals are counted on Tuesday.  It's hard to see them going for Obenshain.

The actual numbers, from the Virginia Board of Elections' website:

Obenshain   1,103,443   49.88%   
Herring   1,103,426   49.88%   
Write-in   5,152   0.23%   
Total Votes   2,212,021   

Obenshain +17

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New numbers from the Virginia State Board of Elections website:

Obenshain   1,103,493   49.88%   
Herring   1,103,610   49.89%   
Write-in   5,152   0.23%   
Total Votes   2,212,255

Or Herring + 117

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Update from the Virginia State Board of Elections' website:

Obenshain   1,103,512   49.88%   
Herring   1,103,618   49.89%   
Write-in   5,125   0.23%   
Total Votes   2,212,255   

Or Herring +106.

That's before the 271 accepted Fairfax County provisional ballots are counted.  They are counting them right now.

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The Fairfax County provisionals went 160-103 Herring.   So the final tally going into the recount should be Herring +163.

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Presumably final update from the Virginia State Board of Elections' Website before the recount:

Obenshain   1,103,613   49.88%   
Herring   1,103,777   49.89%   
Write-in   4,926   0.22%   
Total Votes   2,212,316

Herring +164

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Obenshain has 10 days to ask for a recount; hopefully this should be wrapped up by Christmas.

Obenshain officially asked for a recount today, filing the necessary petition in Richmond Circuit Court.  The official certified margin is Herring +165 votes:

Obenshain   1,103,612   49.89%   
Herring         1,103,777   49.89%   
Write-in               4,892   0.22%   
Total Votes   2,212,281