CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Republican U.S. Rep. Virgil H. Goode has made it official: He wants a recount in his narrow loss to Democrat Tom Perriello.

Attorneys for the six-term incumbent filed a petition Tuesday in Albermarle County Circuit Court requesting the recount.

The filling came a day after the State Board of Elections certified Democrat Tom Perriello as the winner by 745 votes out of more than 316,000 cast in the 5th District race. The margin of 0.24 percentage points entitles Goode to a recount at taxpayer expense. Perriello has said he doesn’t believe there’s any serious chance of the result changing.

A one-seat partisan advantage in Virginia’s congressional delegation is at stake.