NC Sen. Phil Berger calls for recount in narrow primary loss to Sam Page

By: Laura Leslie

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: March 17, 2026

Words: 506

Last Updated: 4 months, 2 weeks ago

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North Carolina Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) has called for a recount in his District 26 primary contest against Rockingham Sheriff Sam Page, who holds a narrow lead in official county totals.

According to the final canvasses in Rockingham and Guilford counties last week, with 26,249 votes cast in the race, Page has 23 more votes than Berger, a margin of 0.08%. That’s well within the 1% margin in state law for a losing …

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