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Recount Challenged in Texas Democratic House Race
Incumbent Rodriguez Questions Discovery of 300 Uncounted Ballots
SAN ANTONIO -- Challenger Henry Cuellar took a 197-vote lead over U.S. Rep. Ciro Rodriguez in a Democratic primary recount, and the incumbent planned to file a lawsuit over the discovery of uncounted ballots that suddenly turned up in one county.
Cuellar, a Laredo lawyer and businessman, had trailed Rodriguez by 126 votes on primary night in the solidly Democratic district with more than 48,000 votes cast. He asked for the recount last week.
The recount, which started Tuesday, turned up more than 300 uncounted ballots in a ballot box in Zapata County, and Democratic officials said Webb County's recount showed 115 more votes than there were ballots cast.
"It stinks to high heaven, to be honest with you," said John Puder, a top adviser to three-term incumbent Rodriguez.
