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sheshe2

(95,191 posts) Thu Dec 4, 2025, 06:43 PM Thursday

BREAKING: Election Advocates Demand Recount in Tennessee [View all]

BREAKING: Election Advocates Demand Recount in Tennessee
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— @KeepItBlueDems.bsky.social (@keepitbluedems.bsky.social) 2025-12-04T21:19:20.735Z

Election integrity advocates are demanding a hand recount in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District after data shows more than 31,000 votes materialized after 99.4% of ballots were already counted.

At 99.4% reporting, Decision Desk HQ displayed 148,853 total votes. The final certified tally: 179,899.

The math doesn’t work. The remaining 0.6% of precincts should have produced roughly 1,000 ballots — not 31,000.

Republican Matt Van Epps was declared the winner over Democrat Aftyn Behn by approximately 15,700 votes. But without knowing how those late-arriving ballots broke, the true outcome remains uncertain.

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BREAKING: Election Advocates Demand Recount in Tennessee [View all] sheshe2 Thursday OP

1% of precincts could be 31,000 votes. A precinct isnt defined by number of people or % of votes SSJVegeta Thursday #1

It would be nearly impossible for 0.6% of the precincts in the District Wiz Imp Thursday #4

Those are still averages though. We are talking about a county with both a large rural and urban population SSJVegeta Thursday #5

Update: it would be absolutely impossible for 0.6% of the precincts Wiz Imp Thursday #6

(Post deleted due to being off a factor of 10) SSJVegeta Thursday #7

This message was self-deleted by its author padfun Thursday #10

0.6percent of 230 is 1.38 not 13. Something isn't mathing. mackdaddy Thursday #13

This message was self-deleted by its author SSJVegeta Thursday #14

This message was self-deleted by its author SSJVegeta Thursday #16

So the claim is that DDHQ reported 99.4% reporting SSJVegeta Thursday #17

My experience was voters Deminpenn Thursday #21

That would have been my guess, but I'm pretty sure I read Wiz Imp Thursday #25

Scrap that. I see now this was brought forth by Thhis Will Hold Wiz Imp Thursday #32

K&R spanone Thursday #2

You don't get hand recounts in a nine point loss FBaggins Thursday #3

There was no 31k vote "jump" and nobody is calling for a recount cmmngrnd Thursday #8

I'm afraid it will become the norm to claim "We was Robbed," every time someone loses "on both sides." Silent Type Thursday #12

which the Trump maggot Republicans 'normalized' ! Jack Valentino Thursday #26

Exactly, but we ain't got to do it too. Silent Type Thursday #27

Yeah, that last poll that showed the race within two points Jack Valentino Thursday #28

That is true. I'd applaud the changes, but not in a sure loser like this one unless some honest to gawd bombshell Silent Type Thursday #29

I love your post. sheshe2 Thursday #31

That's it iemanja Yesterday #34

Post removed Post removed Thursday #19

It would be easy to prove the election advocates wrong. Chemical Bill Thursday #9

Recounts very rarely change the outcome by 0.5% iemanja Thursday #15

I think cheating by Republicans... Chemical Bill Thursday #18

I can tell you my recollection iemanja Thursday #22

My recollection is... Chemical Bill Thursday #24

It's about Jill Stein in the sense she collected money iemanja Yesterday #33

You said Jill Stein kept the money... Chemical Bill Yesterday #35

This is what Trump and his supremacist, KPN Thursday #11

Recommended. H2O Man Thursday #20

Let them pay for it Jose Garcia Thursday #23

Same grifters Boo1 Thursday #30