John Luman posted the following on Facebook yesterday:
John Luman
Talk about close races! As of last night’s “unofficial” results, only 27 votes separate Anne Sung and me. Given the tightness of the race, I feel compelled on behalf of all of you who supported and invested in me to ask for a ballot recount. Had I been the one up by only 27 votes, I would expect Anne to do the same.
While we wait for the “official” results of this race, enjoy time with your family and friends—the folks we put it on the line for.
Thanks for your support!
As I expected. I agree with what Luman says about if the result had been the other way. I can’t imagine anyone not asking for a recount when down by this small a margin, which stands now at 27 but may change by a few one way or the other when the vote is canvassed and provisional ballots (assuming there are any) are counted or not. That said, the recount is highly unlikely to change the result, because recounts almost never change results. But it’s part of the process in close races, and Luman is entirely within his rights to ask for it, as would any other candidate be. I’d have to check to see what the schedule will be for doing the canvass and then the recount, but my guess is we’ll have a final result before Christmas.
There may have been 3 overseas ballots ,but I doubt it,luman refused to have hired block walking teams,he refused to phone bank,he basically paid for mail and lots of it,Sung’s team went paramilitary with it,if luman would have done the same,he would have won with distance, this was lumans race to fumble, and he did exactly that.