Va. Dem requests that court reconsider tie in House race

A court did not set a hearing for a Virginia candidate who asked it to declare her the winner of a race that may determine which party controls the House of Representatives.

Cheryl Penny, chief deputy clerk for Newport News Circuit Court, said Wednesday that scheduling a hearing would take time if the three-judge panel calls for one.

Democrat Shelly Simonds asked the court to reconsider last week’s decision to tie the race between her and Republican incumbent David Yancey.