The number of votes by which Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez won the race for Washington state’s 3rd Congressional District, according to the secretary of state’s office. Gluesenkamp Perez’s opponent, Republican Joe Kent’s campaign, has said it intends to request a machine ballot recount. The 0.83 percent advantage that Gluesenkamp Perez held over Kent avoided an automatic recount, which only happens if the difference is less than 2,000 votes.
