Haines Republican Representative Bill Thomas has asked for a recount. Thomas is 34 votes behind political newcomer Jonathon Kreiss-Tomkins of Sitka for House District 34. Elections Division Director Gail Fenumiai has set the recount date for Monday at 9 a.m. in the Juneau office. Meanwhile, Alaska’s 2012 general election has been certified. Fenumiai says the…
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French still ahead
Democratic Sen. Hollis French is still slightly ahead of Republican challenger Bob Bell, for Senate District J in Anchorage. The state Division of Elections counted more absentee ballots on Friday, giving French a 50-vote lead. At the end of the day, French had 7,572 votes to Bell’s 7,522 votes. In another race Democrats were watching, …