After recount, Woodall holds on to 7th District Congressional seat

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. — Members of Gwinnett County's election board voted Wednesday afternoon to accept the results of a recount in Georgia’s final undecided congressional race.

Republican Rep. Rob Woodall will hold on to his seat.

Woodall picked up nine votes following the recount. His opponent, Democrat Carolyn Borudeaux, picked up one.

The district also runs through part of Forsyth County, which also certified their results where Woodall also picked up a few more votes than Borudeaux.

The recount began at 10 a.m. Wednesday.

The results of the Nov. 6 election had the incumbent, Woodall, leading Borudeaux by a little more than 400 votes - a margin of just 0.4 percent.

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Under Georgia law, the losing candidate may request a recount if the margin is less than one percent, so Borudeaux did.

On Tuesday, she told Channel 2 Action News that she had concerns that voting machines could have trouble reading her name on some ballots.

"The crease runs through my name and many election experts have told us this will cause errors in recount and so it's very important people actually see how this recount happens," Borudeaux said.

With the margin so close, Woodall's team expected a recount, sending us this statement that said, in part:

"This next phase does not come as a surprise and certainly is not alarming. As for now, however, Rob Woodall has been certified the winner and he is back to work, serving the 7th District.”

Shortly after the recount was finished, Borudeaux formally conceded the race. In a statement from her campaign, she said, in part:

“I am grateful to every person who supported me along this journey. While we didn’t get the outcome we had hoped for in this election, we achieved an incredible amount. This campaign was about more than me; it was about building community and working for change. We moved the needle in this district more than anyone thought possible. I congratulate Congressman Rob Woodall on his re-election and wish him all the best in his work on behalf of the people of the 7th Congressional district."

Gwinnett and Forsyth county election officials will now send the results to the Secretary of State's Office.

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