Ali Vitali is a Capitol Hill correspondent for NBC News, based in Washington.
Rep. Bob Good said Monday his campaign would file a legal challenge to “try to block certification” of the Republican primary election in a key city in Virginia’s 5th District as he trails his opponent in the vote count. NBC News has not called the race between Good, the chairman of the hard-right House Freedom Caucus, and his Republican challenger, John McGuire, a state senator who currently leads by a few hundred votes following last Tuesday's election.
If the candidates are separated by less than 1 percentage point, a candidate can request a recount, according to Virginia state law. If the margin is less than half of a percentage point, counties and cities would pay for a recount, but otherwise the candidate would have to cover the cost. Good appears to be preparing for that possibility, telling Bannon, 'I hate to be crass about it, Steve, but we depleted resources trying to win this primary.
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