David Cobb

For the 18th & 19th century U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts, see David Cobb (Massachusetts).

2004 Ohio recount

After the 2004 election, Mr. Cobb and the Libertarian nominee (Mr. Badnarik) sought a recount of the Ohio vote and announced that they would challenge the 2004 presidential voting results in Ohio, even though neither challenger was claiming to have won the election, and even though Mr. Cobb had not even been on the ballot in Ohio. The challengers explained that it was an important matter of principle, to make sure all the votes were counted, and counted accurately. They pointed to alleged irregularities of various kinds.

Related Topics:
Libertarian - Mr. Badnarik - Alleged irregularities of various kinds

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On December 6, 2004, Ohio Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell certified that George W. Bush had won Ohio by about 119,000 votes over John Kerry. This was a considerably lower difference than earlier unofficial counts had reported, but it still amounted to a margin of about two percentage points. A formal legal challenge to the certified vote could not be filed until the official Ohio certification, which made it official that George W. Bush could expect 286 electoral votes, to John Kerry's 252 electoral votes.

Related Topics:
December 6 - 2004 - Ohio - Secretary of State - Kenneth Blackwell - George W. Bush - John Kerry

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