Wednesday, November 15, 2006

From The "A Win Is A Win" Department

Recount gives Courtney win in 2nd District - Boston.com: "By Susan Haigh, AP Political Writer | November 14, 2006

HARTFORD, Conn. --A roller-coaster recount that uncovered vote-counting flaws in several Connecticut towns gave Democrat Joe Courtney a narrow victory over three-term Republican Rep. Rob Simmons on Tuesday.

Courtney won by 91 votes instead of the 167-vote margin counted on election night, according to results tabulated by 65 town clerks and reported to The Associated Press. Nearly 250,000 votes were cast..."

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