FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Megan Sanborn
207-626-8405
November 14, 2012

Secretary of State Charles E. Summers, Jr. Announces House District 80 and House District 127 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 80 and House District 127 were conducted and completed today under the supervision of the Secretary of State's Office.

At the conclusion of the recount in House District 80, Melvin Newendyke (R) of Litchfield remained the winner. Rachel Sukeforth (D) of Litchfield requested the recount after unofficial results from Election Day indicated that she lost the election. The recount determined that 2,459 votes were cast for Newendyke while 2,455 were cast for Sukeforth.
At the conclusion of the recount in House District 127, Amy F. Volk (R) of Scarborough remained the winner. Paul Aranson (D) of Scarborough requested the recount after unofficial results from Election Day indicated he lost the election. The recount determined that 2,728 votes were cast for Volk, while 2,716 were cast for Aranson.
Two candidate recounts have now been completed. There are twelve 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.

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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		Wednesday, November 14 at 5:30 pm
House	70	Bruce A. Bickford (R) R. Wayne Werts (D)	2,266 2,268		Thursday, November 15 at 8:30 am
House	144	Daniel John Archambault (R) William F. Noon (D)	2,379 2,398		Thursday, November 15 at 1:00 pm
House	109	Susan M. Austin (R) Anne P Graham (D)	2,728 2,770		Thursday, November 15 at 5:30 pm
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		To Be Determined
House	54	Susan E. Morissette (R) Catherine M. Nadeau (D)	2,142 2,176		To Be Determined

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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.