That's right Virginia, we may have a recount tomorrow

It looks like Webb's small lead over Senator Allen will result in a recount.  Here are the specifics about recounts in Virginia 

VA has no automatic recounts.

  * Only losing candidate can ask for a recount, and only if margin is

      1% or less of votes cast for those two candidates.

  * If margin is .5% or less, OR, and/or if candidate who requests

      recount wins, the counties and cities involved in the recount pay

      the costs.

  * Otherwise, the candidate who requested the recount has to pay the

      costs

Recounts are *expensive* -- and the less obvious costs include

maintaining a campaign's legal/admin/communication/volunteer-coordination teams for weeks after Election Day.