Following a three-judge panel decision declaring the race a tie, the winner of the 2017 general election was determined by lot with David Yancey winning.
[10] The race had statewide significance because if Yancey were to win, Republicans would hold a majority in the House of Delegates, but if Simonds were to win, the parties would each have 50 seats, which would have required a power-sharing agreement in the chamber.
On November 20, the Virginia State Board of Elections certified Yancey as the winner by 10 votes.
[11] Following this, a three-judge panel decided that a potential overvote ballot should be counted for Yancey, thus tying the race.
[5][6] On January 10, 2018, Simonds declared that she would not seek a second recount and that she was conceding the race to Yancey.