Georgia House Seat Flips After Votes Found on Memory Card
Summary
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger opened an investigation after officials found a memory card with 388 uncounted votes from Election Day in Seminole County. Adding the votes changed the unofficial result in House District 154 from a 58-vote deficit for Republican incumbent Gerald Greene to a 262-vote lead; county officials must certify the result by Monday for the seat to flip back to the GOP.Key Facts
- Officials found a mismatch between the number of voters checked in and the number of ballots recorded.
- The Seminole County Board of Elections identified 388 additional votes on the memory card.
- The contest is between Greene and Democrat Harry James in southwest Georgia's House District 154.
- Raffensperger said his office alerted county officials and is investigating how the results were not uploaded.
- Democrats appeared to win 93 of the Georgia House's 180 seats in unofficial results, which would give them a majority.
- If Greene's seat is certified for the GOP, Democrats would hold 92 seats, one more than the 91 needed for a majority.
- A runoff in House District 151 between Republican Mike Cheokas and Democrat Ethan Wolfe is scheduled for December 1.
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