This race is still within grasp of winning. When the votes are counted, they are going Larry's way. Robin Hayes, the Republican incumbent, now has only a 329 vote lead over Kissell, making this the tightest recount race in the country.
Thank you Larry for counting every vote. This is just another example of why we have rallied all over the country for you. We need Democrats like you in congress.
A count of provisional ballots and a machine recount that ended Wednesday revealed that Hayes’ margin diminished by nearly 150 votes since he declared victory over Kissell on Election Night two weeks ago.
Next week election officials will manually recount ballots in 3 percent of precincts. A statewide manual recount will be triggered if the sampling reveals a stastical inconsistency.
Kissell spokesman Steve Hudson said the recount had uncovered ballots with arrows and punched holes that clearly indicated a candidate but had not previously been counted. “It kind of confirms what we’ve been observing, that there are still votes to be counted,” he said.
Crossing our fingers and sending money for your campaign debt and your recount fund. Go Larry!