Washington (CNN) Errors by Virginia election officials caused 26 voters in Newport News to vote in the wrong district during a tight state delegate race in 2017, possibly affecting the final outcome, a new Washington Post analysis of voter records has found. Results for the state House district race between Republican David Yancey and Democrat Shelly Simonds ping-ponged following the election. According to the Post's analysis of voter records, some 26 voters who resided "in a predominantly African-American precinct that heavily favored Democrats in the fall" cast their ballots in the wrong district -- nearby HD-93. A map of the district boundaries shows the buildings within the 94th District being contested by Yancey and Simonds. State election officials would not say whether they were aware of the errors until the Post asked about the issue, and the registration errors were still "in the system" until the Post asked about it.

Source: CNN May 14, 2018 13:30 UTC