Herring’s victory gives Democrats all five statewide offices — governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and the two U.S. Senate seats — for the first time since 1969.
“The recount is almost over, and in this contest it’s become apparent that our campaign is going to come up a few votes short,” Obenshain said Wednesday afternoon at a news conference at the state Capitol, his wife, Suzanne, and daughter Tucker by his side.
By Wednesday night, Herring lead Obenshain by 907 votes after election officials and the recount court in Richmond had concluded canvassing and reviewing ballots, said Herring attorney Marc Elias.
That was up from the 165-vote margin he held after the state had finished its initial canvass and declared him the winner in the closest statewide race in modern Virginia history.
In total numbers, Herring had 1,105,045 votes and Obenshain 1,104,138.
