Megan Lebowitz is a politics reporter for NBC News.
It started with an unlikely second-place tie at 30,249 votes each, putting three Democrats on track to go head-to-head-to-head in the November election. It looked unlikely to experts that California's 16th Congressional District primary would move toward a recount, given the hefty price tag and apparent lack of motive. Despite the apparent improbability, a voter has requested a recount, casting a three-person general election race into uncertainty.
A member of the Liccardo campaign said that Liccardo's campaign was not in coordination with Padilla about requesting the recount, nor has the former mayor and his campaign been in touch with Padilla since he requested the recount. Padilla, likewise, said that he is not in touch with the campaign nor Liccardo. When reached for comment, Padilla also referred NBC News to his Wednesday post to X, which he said would be his only public comment 'until all the votes are counted.
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