Maine
Recounts for 2 Maine legislative races finalized
The outcomes of the recounts requested for 2 Maine Home district elections had been finalized on Tuesday afternoon.
The poll recounts for Home District 106 and Home District 88 concluded on Tuesday afternoon, after the recount for the Senate District 20 race was finalized on Monday afternoon, in line with the Portland Press Herald.
The ultimate rely confirmed that Barbara Bagshaw, R – Windham, received her race in Home District 106, coming in with a complete of two,373 to Democrat challenger Dana Reed’s 2,350. Bagshaw gained one extra vote, whereas Reed gained two, the Press Herald reported.
Democrat Kathleen Shaw, of Auburn, got here in because the winner of the Home District 88 race on Tuesday. Shaw totaled 2,074 votes to Republican James Sorcek’s 2,003. Shaw gained 5 votes through the recount course of, whereas Sorcek misplaced three, in line with an official tally performed by the Maine secretary of state’s workplace.
Monday’s recount for Senate District 20, representing Auburn, Poland, New Gloucester and Durham, confirmed that Eric Brakey, R – Auburn, received 49.7 % of the vote, in contrast with 48.9 % from Democratic challenger Bettyann Sheats.
That now places the Democratic benefit within the Home at 82-67, whereas Senate Democrats stay at a 22-13 seat benefit. There are two unenrolled members in Maine’s Home of Representatives.