Laesch asks for vote recount
John Laesch, the Democrat who lost dual primary elections to Bill Foster last month, has formally asked for a recount of votes that could make him the party’s 14th Congressional District nominee for the November general election.
His challenge pertains only to the regular primary’s results that show a 398-vote win by Foster. The pair’s vote totals are within 5 percent of each other, making the tally eligible for a discovery recount. Laesch is asking for a discovery recount of 56 precincts in Kane, Kendall, DeKalb, Lee and Whiteside counties, as well as the Aurora Election Commission.
The recount must be completed by March 17.
Foster and Republican Jim Oberweis are involved in a special election Saturday to fill out the remainder of Rep. Dennis Hastert’s term in the 14th Congressional District. Laesch lost the special primary by several thousand votes.
