Cisneros officially filed for a recount on Tuesday, after a canvass of the vote by the state Democratic party showed her down 281 votes, putting her well within the 10% margin necessary to be eligible for a recount.
The race between Henry Cuellar, a centrist House Democrat running for his 10th term in Texas' 28th District, and progressive challenger Jessica Cisneros is going into overtime.
Cuellar declared victory the night of the runoff election, when the count had him up 177 votes. He's been able to build on his lead after mail and provisional ballots were counted in strongholds for him such as Webb and Starr County. "My opponent has every legal right to call for a recount though she has previously stated that she 'won't stop fighting until every vote has been counted.' Well, every vote has been counted," he said. She has no path to victory and will not gain 281 votes. I welcome this process as it will only further verify our victory."Since the runoff election, Cisneros and alliesfor a potential recount.
The timeline for the recount will be determined by the Texas Democratic Party, which will run the recount with the counties. They have until Thursday to determine whether to move forward with the recount and if so, must begin the process within a week after receiving the recount petition.
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