FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Megan Sanborn
207-626-8405
November 16, 2012
Secretary of State Charles E. Summers, Jr. Announces Senate District 17 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 Senate District 17 was conducted and completed today under the supervision of the Secretary of State's Office.
At the conclusion of the recount in Senate District 17, Garrett Paul Mason (R) of Lisbon remained the winner. Colleen J. Quint (D) of Minot requested the recount after unofficial results from Election Day indicated that she lost the election. The recount determined that 9,818 votes were cast for Mason, while 9,790 were cast for Quint.
Seven candidate recounts have now been completed. There are seven 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 |
|
Completed |
House |
127 |
Paul Aranson (D)
Amy F. Volk (R) |
2,720
2,725 |
|
Completed |
House |
94 |
Timothy G. Turner (R)
Teresea M. Hayes (D) |
2,226
2,260 |
|
Completed |
House |
70 |
Bruce A. Bickford (R)
R. Wayne Werts (D) |
2,266
2,268 |
|
Completed |
House |
144 |
Daniel John Archambault (R)
William F. Noon (D) |
2,379
2,398 |
|
Completed |
House |
109 |
Susan M. Austin (R)
Anne P Graham (D) |
|
|
Completed |
Senate |
17 |
Colleen J. Quint (D)
Garrett Paul Mason (R) |
|
|
Completed |
House |
45 |
R. Ryan Harmon (R)
Brian L. Jones (D) |
|
|
Monday, November 19 at 8:30 am |
House |
137 |
William M. Guay (R)
Alan M. Casavant (D) |
2,564
2,579 |
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Monday, November 19 at 1:00 pm |
House |
54 |
Susan E. Morissette (R)
Catherine M. Nadeau (D) |
|
|
Monday, November 19 at 5:30 pm |
Senate |
20 |
Leslie T. Fossel (R)
Christopher K. Johnson (D) |
10,746
10,880 |
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Tuesday, November 20 at 9:00 am |
House |
29 |
Robert G. Engelhardt, Sr. (R)
Stanley Byron Short, Jr (D) |
1,838
1,853 |
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Tuesday, November 20 at 5:30 pm |
Piscataquis County Commissioner |
3 |
Donald J. Crossman (D)
Frederick Y. Trask (R) |
|
|
Monday, November 26 at 9:00 am |
House |
51 |
Alan E. Pinkham (R)
Michael Devin (D) |
|
|
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.
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