Ellmers ready to take office in N.C. Second District
"I'm going forward as if we're not in this recount situation, because I have so much to learn," Renee Ellmers said Saturday. Her Congressional opponent, incumbent Bob Etheridge, has asked for a recount.
Posted — UpdatedEllmers, a Republican, leads incumbent Democrat Bob Etheridge by about 1,400 votes in the race for North Carolina’s Second Congressional District.
Etheridge has called for a recount in his bid to keep the seat, but Ellmers said she wants to get to work.
"I'm going forward as if we're not in this recount situation, because I have so much to learn,” Ellmers said Saturday.
Beginning Monday, she’ll be in Washington, D.C., attending orientation for new members of Congress and assembling a staff. Meanwhile, in North Carolina, her lawyers will monitor the recount.
According to the State Board of Elections, Ellmers received 93,893 votes in the Second District race to Etheridge's 92,404. The 1,489-vote gap is within the 1 percent threshold outlined under state law for Etheridge to seek a recount.
"As more votes were counted over the last week, it became increasingly clear that this race is too close to call and a recount is warranted,” Etheridge said in a statement Friday.
Ellmers is confident that her lead is insurmountable.
The State Board of Elections has until Nov. 23 to announce certified, final results.
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