After conceding the race, challenger of indicted GOP Rep. Collins demands recount

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published 7 November 2018

Democrat Nate McMurray has had a change of heart.

McMurray ran against Republican Rep. Chris Collins in New York's 27th Congressional District, and on Tuesday night, with 89.7 percent of precincts reporting and Collins ahead by 1.5 percentage points, he conceded. But early Wednesday morning, McMurray announced he wasn't ready to throw in the towel — and got in a dig against Collins, who was indicted on insider trading charges this summer.

"After examining the numbers, the margin is 1 percent and the will of the voters must be heard," his campaign said in a statement. "We are demanding a recount. Mr. Collins is going to need another set of lawyers."

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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.