FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 27, 2006
Contact: Doug Dunbar
207-626-8404
Legislative Recount Compled in House District 121
AUGUSTA, MAINE – Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap announced on Monday that a recount of results from the General Election in House District 121 was conducted and completed today under the supervision of the Secretary of State’s office. A second recount—House District 20—was completed Monday morning.
At the conclusion of the recount for House District 121, Cynthia A. Dill (D) of Cape Elizabeth remained the winner. Jennifer J. Duddy (R) of Cape Elizabeth requested the recount after preliminary unofficial results from Election Day indicated that she lost the election. The recount determined that 2,345 votes were cast for Dill, while 2,201 were cast for Duddy.
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 20th |
House |
55 |
Thompson (D)
Cotta (R) |
1,809
1,825 |
|
Completed;
November 21st |
House |
32 |
Prescott (D)
Emery (R) |
1,621
1,670 |
|
Completed;
November 21st |
House |
20 |
Hall (R)
Pratt (D) |
2,065
2,097 |
|
Completed;
November 27th |
House |
121 |
Duddy (R)
Dill (D) |
2,256
2,432 |
|
Completed;
November 27th |
Knox
Cty
Comm |
District
1 |
Carter (U)
Beebe-Center (D) |
2,794
2,811 |
|
Completed;
November 20th |
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. |
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