# 2017 Virginia Gov. race:  Gillespie (R) vs. Northam (D)

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**Created:** [June 14, 2017, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-virginia-gov-race-gillespie-r-vs-northam-d/788920 "2017-06-14T02:52:46Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 20, 2017, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-virginia-gov-race-gillespie-r-vs-northam-d/788920/240 "2017-12-20T11:59:54Z")

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> [@RTFirefly](#):
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> [They’ve finished the recount in VA-94.](https://twitter.com/reemadamin/status/943220966217408518) Shelly Simonds, the Democratic candidate, has gone from being down by 10 votes to WINNING BY **ONE VOTE**.

It sounds like the GOP accepted their loss with good faith and good spirits. 🙂

Not like a [Mississippi election two years ago](https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/21/us/republicans-gain-edge-with-vote-to-unseat-mississippi-democrat.html) where the final vote was tied exactly, the Democrat drew the winning straw,\*\*\* the Republican candidate conceded, but the GOP-controlled Mississippi House reversed the outcome\*\*\* by finding 5 “illegal” provisional votes. (It seems pretty likely they made no effort to look for “illegal” provisional votes for the Republican.)

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