Republican candidate Eric Hovde (HUVV’-dee) says he may seek a recount after a paper-thin loss to incumbent Democrat Tammy Baldwin [D-Wisc] in the Wisconsin senate race. Hovde can request a recount because his margin of defeat was less than 1 percentage point, at about 29,000 votes. But he hasn’t said yet whether he will request one, explaining in a video directed at his supporters that he wants to review all of the information and options that are available. Hovde also cites what he says were irregularities in the election. He notes that some precincts in the Democrat stronghold of Milwaukee saw turnout that was higher than the number of registered voters posted on the county’s website.