Cuellar asks for recount
Laredo lawyer and businessman Henry Cuellar on Monday asked for a ballot recount in the Democratic primary in U.S. House District 28, saying many questions remain unanswered in a race in which he trails incumbent Ciro Rodriguez by a mere 145 votes.
Cuellar, a former Texas legislator and secretary of state, made the announcement in his hometown of Laredo.
"Until every eligible vote is accurately counted, the voters cannot be certain of the outcome of this election," he said in a news statement. "I'm sure that U.S. Rep.Rodriguez agrees with me that there is no higher priority than ensuring credible elections with accurate results."
The Texas Democratic Party's final canvass of votes in the March 9 primary showed Rodriguez with 24,363, or 50.1 percent, and Cuellar at 24,218, or 49.9 percent. -- Cuellar asks for recount in tight District 28 primary (AP via Fort Worth Star-Telegram)