Berger Trails Page by 23 Votes in NC Senate Race

0:00It's March 24th. This is Durham News Today, driven by AI. In North Carolina's Republican primary for Senate leader, Phil Berger still trails Rockingham County's share of Sam Page by 23 votes even, after two recounts. Last week, a full machine recount showed no change, and on Tuesday, officials in Guilford and Rockingham counties did a partial hand recount on A. Random sample of over 1,000 ballots from 3% of precincts and early voting sites, with the same result. Berger has been pushing hard for a full hand recount, filing election protests over possible irregularities that might affect up to 13 ballots, though that's not enough to close the gap on its own. In the sample recount, they check five undervotes in Rockingham County and confirm no marks for Berger, and he's zeroed in on about 200. 20 ballots statewide, with undervotes or overvotes, that machines might have missed. Rockingham County holds a hearing on his protest this Friday. Guilford follows on April 6th, and the state board of elections meets Wednesday, too.

1:03Certified results impossibly review more from Berger's camp.