Remember That One-Vote Win in Virginia?

Guess what:

It's been a crazy 24 hours in Virginia. In a race for the Newport News state House of Delegates seat, a recount on Tuesday changed everything. And all because of one vote – and one voter.

The Republican in the race, GOP incumbent Delegate David Yancey had been ahead by just 10 votes. After the recount, he lost the race – by a single vote.

That vote handed Democrat Shelly Simonds the seat, giving Democrats 50 seats, and Republicans 50 seats.

Literally one vote changed everything.

But on Wednesday, a three-judge panel allowed one ballot that had been deemed invalid, to be included in the vote count. And the judges decided the intention of the voter who cast the ballot, despite not knowing who the voter is. They looked at the paper ballot, which had the circles for both candidates darkened in, but a line through the circle for Democrat Shelly Simonds, and decided the voter who cast that decisive ballot intended for their vote to go to Republican David Yancey.

The ballot in question:

#VPBreaking: This is the actual disputed ballot that has now tied the #Virginia 94th House District race. pic.twitter.com/v9BLGFAdki

— The Virginian-Pilot (@virginianpilot) December 20, 2017

So now the winner will be decided "by lot" -- the name will be drawn from a fishbowl.

One thing that no one seems to be asking: What's the party affiliation of the judges?

Frankly, in spite of everything from the low approval ratings of Trump and Republicans in general, a more aggressive stance by Democrats (and we'll see how long that lasts), the give-away of our money to the 1%, etc., etc., etc., I'm not sanguine about next year's elections. Watch for major shenanigans in GOP-controlled districts.