REPUBLICAN DAVID SHEPARD REQUESTS RECOUNT IN STATE SENATE RACE

REPUBLICAN DAVID SHEPARD REQUESTS RECOUNT IN STATE SENATE RACE

The race for State Senate in District 16 may not be over yet. Republican David Shepard, who trails Democrat Melissa Hurtado by just 20 votes, has announced he has requested a recount. In a video posted on his Facebook page before the the elections were certified, Shepard questioned Kern County’s vote totals, and also said…

Listen to David Shepard

On Twitter Thursday, Shepard said “Today I turned in the necessary paperwork with the counties in SD 16 to start the process of a recount. There are too many irregularities that have taken place that need to be reassessed.”

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