March 29, 2024
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Oberweis proceeds to discovery recount in 7 counties of 14th District

Underwood spokeswoman: "Votes have been counted ... and Mr. Oberweis lost'

ST. CHARLES – State Sen. Jim Oberweis, R-Sugar Grove, candidate for Congress in the Nov. 3 general election, issued a statement that he is seeking a discovery recount in each of the seven counties in the 14th Congressional District.

“Today my campaign has formally initiated the process to begin a discovery recount,” Oberweis said in his statement. “A discovery recount does not change a single vote, but it does allow us to see if the outcome might change with a full recount. Election law provides campaigns the ability to request a discovery recount in close elections. As we have said for the last few weeks, we would be seeking a discovery recount and the first of these recounts have been formally filed in DuPage County. We will be filing paperwork in the other counties in the coming days.”

Lauren Underwood for Congress released a statement from spokeswoman Andra Belknap that Underwood won re-election and Oberweis lost.

“The votes in this race have been counted and Mr. Oberweis lost,” according to Belknap’s statement. “As he has acknowledged, a discovery recount cannot change the outcome of this election. Congresswoman Underwood is in Washington focused on the job she has been elected to do."

Underwood received 203,209 votes and Oberweis received 197,835, a difference of 5,374 votes according to election results.