FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Megan Sanborn
207-626-8405
November 16, 2012

Secretary of State Charles E. Summers, Jr. Announces House District 70, House District 144 and House District 109 Recount Results and Schedule for Upcoming Recounts

AUGUSTA- Secretary of State Charlie Summers announced today that a recount of results from the General Election in House District 70, House District 109 and House District 144 were conducted and completed yesterday under the supervision of the Secretary of State's Office.

At the conclusion of the recount in House District 70, R. Wayne Werts (D) of Auburn remained the winner. Bruce Bickford (R) of Auburn requested the recount after unofficial results from Election Day indicated that he had lost the election. The recount determined that 2,268 votes were cast for Werts while 2,264 were cast for Bickford.

At the conclusion of the recount in House District 144, William F. Noon (D) of Sanford remained the winner. Daniel John Archambault (R) of Acton requested the recount after unofficial results from Election Day indicated that he had lost the election. The recount determined that 2,374 votes were cast for Noon while 2,351 were cast for Archambault.

At the conclusion of the recount in House District 109, Anne P. Graham (D) of North Yarmouth remained the winner. Susan M. Austin (R) of Gray requested the recount after unofficial results from Election Day indicated that she lost the election. The recount determined that 2,768 votes were cast for Graham, while 2,734 were cast for Austin.

Six candidate recounts have now been completed. There are eight candidate recounts remaining to be completed. Details and scheduling information are noted in the table below.

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 preliminary 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 and in Statewide Referenda.

Updated Recount Schedule and Results

Office	District	Candidate (Party)	Unofficial Results	Official Results	Recount Date/Time
House	80	Rachel Sukeforth (D) Melvin Newendyke (R)	2,454 2,459	2,455 2,459	Completed
House	127	Paul Aranson (D) Amy F. Volk (R)	2,720 2,725	2,716 2,728	Completed
House	94	Timothy G. Turner (R) Teresea M. Hayes (D)	2,226 2,260	2,296 2,338	Completed
House	70	Bruce A. Bickford (R) R. Wayne Werts (D)	2,266 2,268	2,264 2,268	Completed
House	144	Daniel John Archambault (R) William F. Noon (D)	2,379 2,398	2,351 2,374	Completed
House	109	Susan M. Austin (R) Anne P Graham (D)	2,728 2,770	2,734 2,768	Completed
Senate	17	Colleen J. Quint (D) Garrett Paul Mason (R)	9,719 9,766		Friday, November 16 at 9:00 am
House	45	R. Ryan Harmon (R) Brian L. Jones (D)	2,219 2,252		Monday, November 19 at 8:30 am
House	137	William M. Guay (R) Alan M. Casavant (D)	2,564 2,579	?	Monday, November 19 at 1:00 pm
House	54	Susan E. Morissette (R) Catherine M. Nadeau (D)	2,142 2,176		Monday, November 19 at 5:30 pm
Senate	20	Leslie T. Fossel (R) Christopher K. Johnson (D)	10,746 10,880	?	Tuesday, November 20 at 9:00 am
House	29	Robert G. Engelhardt, Sr. (R) Stanley Byron Short, Jr (D)	1,838 1,853	?	Tuesday, November 20 at 5:30 pm
Piscataquis County Commissioner	3	Donald J. Crossman (D) Frederick Y. Trask (R)	1,271 1,281		Monday, November 26 at 9:00 am
House	51	Alan E. Pinkham (R) Michael Devin (D)	2,770 2,861		Monday, November 26 at 1:00 pm
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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.