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Recounts possible in both of Missouri's presidential primaries
By Nicholas J.C. Pistor, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
UPDATED at 1 a.m. Wednesday with revised final unofficial returns from
Missouri secretary of state's office
Razor-thin vote margins in Missouri's Republican and Democratic presidential
primaries Tuesday raised the question of a recount.
With all precincts reporting, Republican Donald Trump defeated Ted Cruz by
less than one-half of 1 percent, or 1,726 votes, according to the Missouri
secretary of state's office.
Democrat Hillary Clinton's margin was even closer. Clinton also defeated
Bernie Sanders by less than one-half of 1 percent, or 1,531 votes, the
office reported.
It's possible that recounts could take place in both races, whoever is
declared the unofficial winner. Under Missouri law, a candidate who loses by
less than one-half of 1 percent of all votes cast can seek a recount.
The close margins amount to little more than bragging rights, with the
winners being able to say they won the state.
John Hancock, the chairman of the Missouri Republican Party, said on Tuesday
night that any recount would be a legal question.
"It looks to me like the separation is pretty clear," Hancock said. "The
question is if the congressional districts are tight enough. And we aren't
going to know that for a while."
The state's 52 GOP delegates will be awarded by the winner of the popular
vote in the state's eight congressional districts. That means the vote
margins could be even slimmer when the count is spliced over those
boundaries.
The Democrats have a more complicated system of awarding delegates.
Roy Temple, the chairman of the Missouri Democratic Party, couldn't be
reached for comment.
Forty-seven of the 71 Democratic delegates will be divided based on their
showings in the eight House districts. The remainder will be allotted based
on their percentage of the statewide vote.
Mark Schlinkmann of the Post-Dispatch contributed to this report. |
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