 In the November Election, Bright received 143,997 votes to Love's 142,231 votes—a margin of 1,766 votes, or just over 0.6 percentage points.While the two candidates each won eight of the district's 16 counties, Bright won the district's share of Montgomery County by 30 points.Love had the option of requesting a recount since the margin of victory was less than a point, but opted not to do so and conceded the seat to Bright.