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IT BEGINS: Ohio County "Discovers" 588 Ballots. Suddenly Danny O'Connor Wins An Extra 190 Votes.
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[link to thehill.com]
Ohio election officials on Wednesday found 588 previously uncounted votes in its hotly contested special election for the state's 12th Congressional District.
Officials found the votes in a Columbus suburb, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer, netting Democratic candidate Danny O'Connor 190 more votes and narrowing his race against Republican Troy Balderson to 1,564 votes.
"The votes from a portion of one voting location had not been processed into the tabulation system," the Franklin County Board of Elections said in a news release obtained by the paper.
Balderson, who was backed by President Trump and Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) during his campaign, claimed a narrow victory on Tuesday night for the district which Trump won and which has been held by a Republican since 1983.
O'Connor has said he has no plans to concede the race until all votes have been counted. According to the Enquirer, 3,435 provisional ballots and 5,048 absentee ballots still have yet to be counted, but have a deadline of Aug. 24.
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