Freedom Caucus Chair Loses GOP Primary Recount
August 2, 2024

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McGuire defeats Good in 5th Congressional District primary recount and more Virginia headlines
BY: STAFF REPORT - AUGUST 2, 2024 5:23 AM

• “Trump-backed Virginia state Sen. John McGuire defeats US Rep. Bob Good in GOP primary recount.”—Associated Press

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POLITICS
Trump-backed Virginia state Sen. John McGuire defeats US Rep. Bob Good in GOP primary recount

BY OLIVIA DIAZ
Updated 10:54 PM EDT, August 1, 2024

GOOCHLAND, Va. (AP) — Virginia state Sen. John McGuire, a former Navy SEAL who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump, on Thursday defeated conservative U.S. Rep. Bob Good in a recount of the Republican primary results in Virginia’s 5th Congressional District.

McGuire narrowly defeated Good, one of the most conservative members of Congress and chair of the hard-right House Freedom Caucus.

Election officials previously certified a narrow McGuire win in the June 18 primary, by 374 votes out of nearly 63,000 cast. But with the margin of victory at just six-tenths of a percentage point, Good was entitled to a recount.

McGuire’s margin of victory narrowed by four votes to 370 following Thursday’s recount. ... “Mr. McGuire received more votes than Mr. Good and is the winner of this election,” Chief Judge Claude Worrell II said from the bench, concluding the recount.

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