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There are no automatic recounts in Indiana, but the losing candidate may request and pay for a recount regardless of the vote margin.—Robert Yoon, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026 Calvin Duncan won 68% of the vote to serve as Orleans Parish criminal court clerk.—Jack Brook, ABC News, 4 May 2026 By comparison, about 60% of the vote in the 2024 presidential general election was cast before Election Day.—CBS News, 4 May 2026 But Minogue is catching flack from multiple angles for challenging Healey to debates while snubbing numerous requests from fellow Republican gubernatorial candidate Brian Shortsleeve, who made the ballot with just over 15% of the vote at the convention.—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 2 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for the vote