FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, Nov. 17, 2014
Contact: Kristen Schulze Muszynski
207-626-8404

Recount Results show Libby Remains Winner in Senate District 21 

AUGUSTA –  Secretary of State Matt Dunlap announces that a recount of results from the general election in Senate District 21 confirms that Nathan Libby has won the race.

Libby and Patricia Gagne had both sought the seat, which covers the City of Lewiston. Gagne requested the recount after unofficial results from Election Day indicated that she had lost the election, 6,576 to Libby’s 6,647.

At the conclusion of the recount, which was conducted today under the supervision of the Secretary of State's Office, it was determined that Libby received 6,646 votes, while Gagne received 6,563. Thus, Libby remains the winner with an 83-vote margin.

This is the second of three State Senate recounts this fall, listed below. Two additional recounts, in Senate District 2 and Senate District 13, had been requested, but those requests have since been withdrawn.

All of the recounts take place in the Florian Room of the Department of Public Safety Building, 45 Commerce Drive in Augusta. Recounts are a public proceeding.

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. If a recount produces enough disputed ballots to affect the outcome of the election, the Maine State Senate would determine which candidate to seat in State Senate races.
Recount scheduling and results are shown below:

Office	District	Candidate (Party)	Unofficial Results	Official Results	Recount Date/Time
Senate	11	Jonathan Fulford (D) Michael Thibodeau (R)	8,961 9,066	8,974 9,109	Completed Friday, Nov. 14
Senate	21	Nathan Libby (D) Patricia Gagne (R)	6,647 6,576	6,646 6,563	Completed Monday, Nov. 17
Senate	25	Catherine Breen (D) Cathleen Manchester (R)	10,930 10,898		Tuesday, Nov. 18, 9 a.m.