FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 20, 2006
Contact: Doug Dunbar
207-626-8404
Legislative Recount Update
Completed — House District 91
Continued — House District 102
AUGUSTA, MAINE — Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap announced that a recount of results from the General Election in House District 91 was conducted and completed on Monday. Secretary Dunlap also announced that a recount in House District 102 was continued until next Monday, while a recount for Knox County Commissioner District 1 was ongoing Monday evening.
At the conclusion of the recount in House District 91, Timothy A. Carter (D) of Bethel remained the winner. Nancy J. Bessey (R) of Dallas Plantation requested the recount after preliminary unofficial results from Election Day indicated that she lost the election. The recount determined that 2,173 votes were cast for Carter, while 2,116 were cast for Bessey.
After all ballots were reviewed in House District 102, Gary W. Moore (R) of Standish had 1,641 votes, while Michael A. Shaw (D) of Standish had 1,635 votes. The recount had been requested by Moore after unofficial results from Election Day indicated that he lost the election. The candidates have not signed off on the recount result, and plan to return to the recount process next Monday, November 27th.
All recounts are conducted at the Department of Public Safety headquarters on Commerce Drive in Augusta. Recounts are a public proceeding and members of the media may observe. State law requires the State Police to collect the ballots for the recounts and keep them in the secure State Police facility until the recounts have been completed. The ballots are stored in tamperproof metal containers and are closed with specially numbered security seals and locks.
In a recount, the representatives of each candidate and staff members from the Department of the Secretary of State manually review each ballot to determine the official vote tally. Recounts are requested based upon the unofficial initial results.
If a recount produces enough disputed ballots to affect the outcome of the election, the Maine House of Representatives would determine which candidate to seat in House races. The Maine State Senate would determine which candidate to seat in State Senate races. The Supreme Judicial Court would make a determination in County races.
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Updated November 2006 Recount Schedule
Office |
District |
Candidate (Party) |
Unofficial
Results |
Recount
Results |
Recount
Date/Time |
House |
127 |
Babine (D)
McDonough (R) |
2,096
2,145 |
2,108
2,151 |
Completed;
November 14th |
House |
128 |
Most (R)
Pendleton (D) |
2,048
2,069 |
|
Completed;
November 14th |
House |
44 |
Misluk (D)
Walker (R) |
2,075
2,085 |
|
Completed;
November 15th |
House |
39 |
Higgins (D)
Duprey (R) |
2,209
2,231 |
|
Completed;
November 15th |
House |
81 |
Souther (D)
Knight (R) |
1,861
1,871 |
|
Completed;
November 16th |
House |
43 |
Ash (D)
Giles (R) |
2,043
2,065 |
|
Completed;
November 16th |
House |
94 |
Hanley (R)
Hayes (D) |
1,873
1,882 |
|
Completed;
November 17th |
House |
7 |
Churchill (R)
Sutherland (D) |
1,415
1,419 |
|
CONTINUED;
Began on November 17 |
House |
102 |
Moore (R)
Shaw (D) |
1,588
1,601 |
|
CONTINUED;
Began on November 20 |
House |
91 |
Bessey (R)
Carter (D) |
2,104
2,115 |
|
Completed;
November 20 |
House |
55 |
Thompson (D)
Cotta (R) |
1,809
1,825 |
|
Tuesday, November 21
at 9:00 a.m. |
House |
32 |
Prescott (D)
Emery (R) |
1,621
1,670 |
|
Tuesday, November 21
at 1:00 p.m. |
House |
20 |
Hall (R)
Pratt (D) |
2,065
2,097 |
|
Monday, November 27
at 9:00 a.m. |
House |
121 |
Duddy (R)
Dill (D) |
2,256
2,432 |
|
Monday, November 27
at 1:00 p.m. |
Knox
Cty
Comm |
District
1 |
Carter (U)
Beebe-Center (D) |
2,794
2,811 |
|
Monday, November 20
at 6:00 p.m. |
NOTE: The first candidate listed in each race was the apparent losing candidate on Election Day--based on
unofficial results--and is therefore the candidate who requested the recount. |
