Rep. West vows to keep fighting for partial recount after judge denies request

[WestVirginiaRebel]

Fox News:

Republican Rep. Allen West vowed Friday to keep fighting for a partial recount in his re-election race, after a Florida judge denied his request to revisit the count that showed Democrat Patrick Murphy winning.

Attorneys for the Tea Party-backed Florida congressman, who was elected in the 2010 Republican wave, argued that all 37,000 ballots cast during early voting in St. Lucie County should be recounted.

But after a judge turned him down, West blasted Murphy's "army of lawyers" and made clear he was not conceding the race.

"While we respect the court's decision, we remain concerned the voters in St. Lucie County will not be able to have confidence in the integrity of the electoral process and their right to a fair election, and will continue to pursue all legal options to ensure they do," West said, citing the "many discrepancies" with the votes.

St. Lucie County officials originally recounted just three days of early voting -- from Nov. 1 to Nov. 3 -- following the discovery that machines doubled counted some ballots.

West reportedly gained 132 votes and Murphy lost 667 in the recount Sunday of 16,275 votes. But unofficial returns still showed Murphy ahead of West by just over 1,900 votes in the 18th District.

West's attorneys claim problems with counting of early votes in St. Lucie County are enough to warrant a full recount in that county. The partial recount Sunday showed 800 votes disappearing from the total.

But Murphy's attorneys told the judge that there's not enough evidence to support West's motion -- the judge sided with Murphy.

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