As recount looms in key NC Senate race, candidate questions Republican state auditor’s impartiality
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Key Points:
- Republican primary race for North Carolina’s 26th Senate District is extremely close, with Sam Page leading incumbent Phil Berger by just two votes after initial counts; provisional, military, and overseas ballots are yet to be counted.
- Page has called for State Auditor Dave Boliek, a supporter of Berger and overseer of election officials, to recuse himself due to perceived conflicts of interest and concerns over impartiality in a potential recount.
- State Board of Elections and Boliek’s office deny any undue influence or partisan interference in the ballot-counting process, emphasizing legal and secure procedures.
- Political operatives from both parties express distrust in the current oversight, citing Boliek’s political endorsements and staffing decisions as undermining the neutrality traditionally expected
