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[VT Gov. race:] Peter Shumlin claims victory, but Doug Racine awaits final count
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| Contributor | Monsieur |
| Last Edited | Monsieur Aug 25, 2010 02:02pm |
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| Author | Jessica Taylor |
| News Date | Wednesday, August 25, 2010 07:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | With all precincts now reporting in the Vermont Democratic primary for governor, Peter Shumlin clung to a 190-vote lead and was ready to claim victory Wednesday afternoon, but his nearest rival, Doug Racine, wasn’t ready to concede just yet.
With all five Democratic candidates appearing together at a pre-planned noon “unity rally” in Burlington, Shumlin, the state Senate president pro tempore, declared, “It looks like we've won.”
But Racine, the state’s former lieutenant governor, has not yet thrown in the towel, saying at the rally he would wait for official results from the secretary of state’s office, which may not come until late next week. Shortly before the gathering, his campaign manager, Amy Shollenberger, told POLITICO the results remained “very close” and they were “getting conflicting results from different sources.”
The race appears headed for a recount. Under Vermont law, if the first vote count shows a statewide candidate down by less than 2 percent, the trailing candidate can request a recount, and both Racine and Markowitz fall within that margin. |
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