South Dakota Republican Rep. John Thune has just announced that he will not

seek a recount in his race against Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson. The

election results were officially certified yesterday by the South Dakota

Secretary of State. In that final tally, Johnson defeated Thune by 524

votes. Since the race was so close and there were allegations of fraud

before the voting, Republican lawyers and election experts have for the last

week been looking for evidence of voting irregularities across South Dakota.

Thune was briefed on the results of their work and decided not to go forward

with a recount.