Libby and Patricia Gagne had both sought the seat, which covers the City of Lewiston. Gagne requested the recount after unofficial results from Election Day indicated that she had lost the election, 6,576 to Libby's 6,647.
At the conclusion of the recount, which was conducted today under the supervision of the Secretary of State's Office, it was determined that Libby received 6,646 votes, while Gagne received 6,563. Thus, Libby remains the winner with an 83-vote margin.
This is the second of three State Senate recounts this fall, listed below. Two additional recounts, in Senate
District 2 and Senate District 13, had been requested, but those requests have since been withdrawn.
All of the recounts take place in the Florian Room of the Department of Public Safety Building, 45 Commerce Drive in Augusta. Recounts are a public proceeding.
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. If a recount produces enough disputed ballots to affect the outcome of the election, the Maine State Senate would determine which candidate to seat in State Senate races.
Recount scheduling and results are shown below:
Link to results: http://www.maine.gov/sos/news/2014/recountsen21libby.html
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