The Clatsop County
Elections Division will likely conduct a recount of ballots in the race for
Gearhart mayor cast in the Nov. 6 General Election.
Just two votes
separate the two candidates. Dianne Widdop received 346 votes to Bob Shortman’s
344 based on the current unofficial tally.
Interim County Clerk
Nicole Williams said the two-vote margin triggers an automatic recount under
state law, which requires hand recounts when the margin is less than one-fifth
of 1 percent.
The Elections
Division still has a number of uncounted ballots to process. These primarily
involve ballots in which the signatures on the mail-in envelopes do not match
voters’ signatures on their registration cards, Williams said.
Those voters will be
contacted by elections staff and asked to come to the Elections Division office
to resolve the discrepancies. Under state law those voters have 10 days from the
election – Nov. 16 – to respond.
Following the
processing of those ballots, if the vote count in the Gearhart race remains
within the current margin, a hand recount will be conducted.
Voter turnout in
Clatsop County totaled 17,522, or 81.03 percent of registered voters. For
complete results go to www.co.clatsop.or.us.
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