FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Megan Sanborn
207-626-8405
November 15, 2012

Secretary of State Charles E. Summers, Jr. Announces House District 94 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 94 was conducted and completed under the supervision of the Secretary of State's Office.

At the conclusion of the recount in House District 94, Teresea  M. Hayes (D) of Buckfield remained the winner. Timothy G. Turner (D) of  Buckfield requested the recount after unofficial results from Election Day indicated that he lost the election. The recount determined that 2,338 votes were cast for Hayes, while 2,296 were cast for Turner.

Three candidate recounts have now been completed. There are nine 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		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		Monday, November 19th 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
Houe	51	Alan Pinkham (R) Michael Devin (D)	2,755 2,768		To Be Determined
Piscataquis County Commissioner	3	?	?	?	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.