WASHINGTON – Challenger Jessica Cisneros, lagging by a mere 281 votes, said Monday she’ll file for a recount in her congressional primary runoff against nine-term U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar.
The incumbent, a Laredo Democrat, has claimed victory and predicted again on Monday that his lead – still narrow but double where it was a week ago – will withstand further scrutiny.
“My opponent has every legal right to call for a recount though she has previously stated that she won’t stop fighting until every vote has been counted. Well, every vote has been counted,” Cuellar said, “and our margin not only held but increased. ... She has no path to victory and will not gain 281 votes.”
